The Israeli prime minister says the military will "return to intense fighting until Hamas is finally defeated" if the hostages are not freed.

CAIRO: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared on Tuesday (Feb 11) that the ceasefire in Gaza would end and the military would resume fighting Hamas until it was defeated if the Pale

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said the cease-fire would end if Hamas did not release captives held in Gaza. But he did not say how many hostages had to be freed.