US President Donald Trump warned Monday that “all hell” would break loose if every Israeli hostage is not released from Gaza within days, after Hamas threatened to postpone further exchanges under a ceasefire it said Israel was violating, AFP reports.

Trump said he would call for the end of the ceasefire if every Israeli hostage was not released by noon on Saturday.

“But as far as I’m concerned, if all of the hostages aren’t returned by Saturday 12 o’clock — I think it’s an appropriate time — I would say cancel it and all bets are off and let hell break out,” Trump told reporters at the White House.

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