Skip next section Trump to talk with Jordan’s King Abdullah on Gaza02/11/2025February 11, 2025
Trump to talk with Jordan’s King Abdullah on Gaza
is expected to speak with Jordan’s King Abdullah in Washington after suggesting that the United States should redevelop , with Palestinians to be resettled elsewhere.
Trump’s proposal, floated last week, is for the United States to take over Gaza, remove its residents and transform the territory into the “Riviera of the Middle East.”
The suggestion drew a negative response from Arab countries and beyond.
Trump suggested on Monday that, if necessary, he would withhold US aid funding from Jordan and Egypt.
King Abdullah has said he rejects any effort to annex land and displace Palestinians. already hosts more than 2 million Palestinian refugees.
In what will likely be a tense encounter at the White House, he is expected to tell Trump that such a plan could fuel radicalism and spread chaos in the region, possibly jeopardizing peace with Israel.
Trump’s suggestion has raised concerns about a sensitive regional dynamic, including the fragile ceasefire between Israel and .
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Trump warns of ‘all hell’ if hostages not freed
US President Donald Trump has warned that “all hell” would break loose if every Israeli hostage were not released from Gaza within days.
Trump’s comments on Monday came after the militant group under a fragile ceasefire deal that it claims Israel is violating.
Trump said he would urge the end of the ceasefire if every Israeli hostage was not released by noon on Saturday.
The truce agreement went into effect on January 19 and largely halted more than 15 months of fighting in the Gaza Strip. It saw five groups of Israeli hostages released in exchange for hundreds of Palestinians in Israeli custody.
Tensions have increased after a shock proposal by Trump for the United States to take over the Gaza Strip and remove its more than 2 million inhabitants.
“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 said.According to the agreement, staggered releases should occur over an initial 42-day phase of the deal.
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Skip next section Hamas says it will postpone next hostage release indefinitely02/11/2025February 11, 2025
Hamas says it will postpone next hostage release indefinitely
The announced that it is postponing until further notice the next release of Israeli hostages held in the , claiming that Israel had failed to abide by the terms of the ceasefire agreement.
Abu Obeida, a spokesman for the military wing of , said that, since the ceasefire took effect on January 19, has delayed the return of displaced Palestinians to northern Gaza, targeted civilians with military shelling and gunfire, and prevented aid from entering the territory.
He said Hamas would not release any more hostages until Israel “complies and compensates for the past weeks.”
More hostages were set to be released on Saturday in exchange for dozens of Palestinians held by Israel, but the Hamas spokesman said no more hostages would be released until further notice.
There have been five exchanges between Israel and Hamas in the first phase of the current ceasefire. Three hostages were released on Saturday.
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