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Gaza truce under strain after Trump warning

Displaced Palestinians on a loaded van on Salah al-Din road in al-Mughraqa in the central Gaza Strip, on February 10, 2025, as people move towards the northern parts of Gaza following ceasefire deal in the Israel-Hamas war. [AFP]

The ceasefire between Hamas and Israel appeared increasingly fragile Tuesday after US President Donald Trump warned "all hell" would break loose unless Hamas releases every Israeli hostage by the weekend.

The truce, in place since January 19, largely halted more than 15 months of fighting in the Gaza Strip and saw five groups of Israeli hostages freed in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.

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