Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned Hamas that if the rest of the hostages are not released by Saturday at noon, the "cease-fire will be terminated" and Hamas will be "decisively defeated.

Hamas said it will release Israeli hostages as initially planned after holding “positive” talks with mediators, according to a statement by the militant group on Thursday.

Hamas’ threat to delay the hostage release sparked fury from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who vowed to resume the fighting.

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Hamas says it will release the next group of three Israeli hostages as planned. That would pave the way toward resolving a major dispute over the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

Israel is amassing troops in and around the Gaza Strip ahead of the upcoming Hamas hostage release, which the Palestinian militant group threatened to delay after accusing Israel of violating the

The Israeli prime minister's statement comes after President Donald Trump warned that "all hell is going to break out" unless Hamas releases all remaining hostages from Gaza by Saturday.

Hamas has stated that the fate of Israeli hostages depends on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s actions, accusing Israel of violating the ceasefire agreement. The group postponed a scheduled hostage release,

The Israel-Hamas ceasefire is under threat as Prime Minister Netanyahu warned that military operations would resume if the scheduled release of hostages did not take place as planned. Netanyahu’s ultimatum came after Hamas announced it would delay the next round of hostage releases,