From: The Times of Israel February 14, 2025
Trump: I’d take a hard stance on Gaza tomorrow, but I can’t say what Israel will do

US President Donald Trump tells reporters in the Oval Office, “I don’t know what’s going to happen at 12 o’clock” — a reference to the deadline he put in place earlier this week, saying all hell should come down on Gaza if all remaining hostages aren’t released by Saturday at noon.

The deadline — issued amid frustration with the condition of the hostages released last weekend — would go against the terms of the deal that Israel and Hamas inked last month, with Trump’s help.

Israel has apparently sought to gingerly stick with the existing deal’s terms without upsetting Trump, sending messages to Hamas through mediators that it is prepared to continue with the deal if the terror group releases three hostages on Saturday as stipulated.

“If it was up to me, I’d take a very hard stance. I can’t tell you what Israel is going to do,” Trump tells reporters.

Witkoff said working to secure early release of remaining phase one living hostages next week

Channel 12 reports that US President Donald Trump’s Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff is working to try and secure the release of the remaining living hostages already next week.

After 3 hostages are released on Saturday, there will be 6 remaining hostages believed to be alive who are slated to be released before the end of the first phase. The deal stipulates that those 6 will be released on February 22 and March 1 but Witkoff is working to move that timeline up, Channel 12 says

Trump: "All of them, not in drips and drabs, not two and one and three and four and two,"