On Monday, Hamas left the ceasefire signed with Israel three weeks ago in serious jeopardy: it once postponed the exchange between Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners who were to be held on both sides on Saturday. Faced with the decision of the Palestinian group, both US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have threatened to resume the massacre that has so far killed more than 47,000 Palestinians in Gaza.

The new White House tenant warned on Tuesday that if Hamas does not carry out the prisoner exchange planned for this week, it will allow Israel to turn Gaza into “hell.” Netanyahu, who confirmed Trump’s threats in a video posted on social media the same day, has ordered the Israeli Army to “take action” both inside and outside the Gaza Strip in several other messages.

The armed wing of Hamas, the Al-Qassam Brigade, denounced in a statement published on Monday that Israel's "repeated" violations of various conditions in the Menya have led to the decision to suspend the exchange of prisoners. A Hamas official told Reuters on Tuesday that the only option for returning Israelis still in captivity in Gaza is for Israel to “respect” the ceasefire measures.

A divided environment in Israel

In the face of the danger of the ceasefire being annulled, two different approaches have prevailed in the political and civil environment of Israel in recent hours: Many far-right politicians have backed Trump’s threats and called on Netanyahu to break the deal. For example, Finance Minister Bezel Smotrich in his networks “all free, now!” He posted a message on Tuesday about the Israeli captives.

Also in the Israeli capital, Tel Aviv, in recent hours members of the Israeli hostage family have held demonstrations and protests against Netanyahu, demanding that the Prime Minister respect the ceasefire so that they can return from Gaza.