Trump Warns Hamas Must Release Hostages 'Quickly' Or 'All Bets Are Off'

<div><img src="https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/68e15d52180000451a5d114a.jpeg?cache=yVQu3l15oF&ops=scalefit_630_noupscale" alt="President Donald Trump speaks with reporters as he walks from Marine One after arriving on the South Lawn of the White House, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, in Washington. " data-caption="President Donald Trump speaks with reporters as he walks from Marine One after arriving on the South Lawn of the White House, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, in Washington. " data-credit-link-back="" data-credit="via Associated Press" />President Donald Trump speaks with reporters as he walks from Marine One after arriving on the South Lawn of the White House, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, in Washington. </div><div class="content-list-component text"><p>US President Donald <a href="news/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trump</a> said on Saturday that Hamas “must move quickly” to release hostages taken in its Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel, hinting at dire consequences if it fails to do so.</p><p>Trump’s comments followed the news that Hamas <a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/hamas-donald-trump-gaza-israel_n_68e02a7ee4b0c7ccc3c1b6f0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">had partially accepted</a> his peace plan to end the war in Gaza, including agreeing to release all hostages. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had said <a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/netanyahu-accepts-trump-peace-plan-gaza_n_68dae34be4b0a3d9991ea544" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">earlier this week</a> that he fully accepted Trump’s plan.</p><p>On Friday, the president ordered Israel to stop bombing Gaza to implement the plan’s first stages. Israel has since scaled back its attacks, though it had not ende