President Donald Trump said the remaining hostages will only return once Hamas is "confronted and destroyed" as Israel plans to expand its Gaza offensive.

"The sooner this takes place, the better the chances of success will be," US President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social. US President Donald Trump said that the remaining Gaza hostages will only be returned when "Hamas is confronted and destroyed" in a post to Truth Social on Monday.

Trump pointed to what he described as his past role in securing the release of “hundreds” of hostages, though the figures he cited remain disputed

In the wake of reports that Hamas accepted a partial truce-hostage release deal offer, National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir posts on X that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “has no mandate for a partial deal.”

Hamas has accepted a new ceasefire proposal for Gaza without amendments, according to a source within the group, signaling a potential breakthrough in

Hostages' Families Forum declares second nationwide day of disruptions next Sunday - Israel National News flashes around the clock are waiting for you on the site

Awsat's report is based on sources from the terrorist groups. Palestinian terrorist groups, including Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, are considering a plan to transfer hostages to Gaza City in order to deter the IDF's planned offensive and occupation of the area,

Lavi, wife of abducted Israeli father Omri Miran, at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv on Aug. 17, 2024. (Hostages and Missing Families Forum)