Hamas has brushed off President Donald Trump’s latest threat and reiterated that it will only free the remaining Israeli hostages in exchange for a lasting ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

Trump demanded that Hamas "release all of the hostages now, not later," including the remains of dead hostages, "or it is OVER for you".

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Israel swore in a new commander of its military on Wednesday as a standoff over the fragile ceasefire in Gaza increased the risk of a resumption of fighting without an agreement to bring home the rest of the hostages still held by Hamas.

No rest 'until our brothers and sisters are returned from the tunnels of captivity — this is our moral duty. In the book of Genesis, it is written;

Former tank commander Eyal Zamir was sworn in as Israel's new army chief on Wednesday, inheriting the task at a crucial time for the military after it acknowledged its "complete failure" to prevent Hamas's October 7,