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Palestinian militant groups in Gaza said they will release three hostages tomorrow, in accordance with the terms of the ceasefire, including US-Israeli Sagui Dekel-Chen, a Hamas official said.

Palestinian militant groups in Gaza said they would release hostages Iair Horn, U.S.-Israeli Sagui Dekel-Chen and Russian-Israeli Alexandre Sasha Troufanov on Saturday, in accordance with the terms of the ceasefire with Israel.

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

Standing next to his envoy to the Middle East, President-elect Donald Trump told reporters he wants hostages released from Gaza before his Jan. 20 inauguration.

President Trump offered his support and congratulations after Hamas released three more hostages from Gaza Saturday — but made clear that it was far short of his demand for all the hostages to be released,

Trump Asked If All Hell Will Break Loose Tomorrow If Hamas Doesn’t Release Hostages Speaking in the Oval Office, President Trump was asked about his prediction that all hell will break loose if Hamas doesn't release the remaining hostages tomorrow.

The US President had earlier unveiled a plan to capture the Gaza territory and relocate nearly 1.2 million Palestinians in Gaza.