US president Donald Trump greets Jordan's King Abdullah II at the White House on Tuesday. AP

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday the ceasefire in Gaza would end and the military would resume fighting Hamas until it was defeated if the Palestinian militant group did not release hostages by midday Saturday.

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Families& alarm as Hamas says it won&t release more hostages over Israeli ceasefire ‘violations&

Hamas says it is suspending the release of Israeli hostages from Gaza, leaving a ceasefire agreed with Israel to end 15 months of war inside Gaza on a knife edge.

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Pressure mounts over extending Gaza ceasefire

New details and growing shock over emaciated hostages have renewed pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to extend a fragile Gaza ceasefire beyond the first phase ending three weeks from now.

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Israeli forces withdraw from key Gaza corridor as part of ceasefire deal

The withdrawal is part of Israel&s commitments under a tenuous ceasefire deal with Hamas that is moving ahead but faces a major test over whether the sides can negotiate its planned extension.

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Israel&s delegation in Qatar for next round of ceasefire talks

An Israel delegation arrived in Qatar yesterday for more Gaza truce talks, prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu&s spokesperson said, as its military withdrew from an important crossing point in the enclave, as agreed under the truce with Hamas.

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Eight-month-pregnant Palestinian woman killed by Israeli gunfire in West Bank

A pregnant 23-year-old Palestinian was killed by Israeli security forces yesterday in the Nur Shams refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said.

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