Israel’s Netanyahu says ceasefire will end if Hamas does not return hostages by Saturday noon

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that the ceasefire in Gaza would end if Hamas did not return hostages held in the enclave by noon on Saturday.

“The military will return to intense fighting until Hamas is finally defeated,” he said in a video statement.

(Reporting by Alexander Cornwell; Editing by Alison Williams)