Hamas’s announcement came shortly after US President Donald Trump threatened to send forces into Gaza to ‘straighten out our Hamas’ if it did not abide by the ceasefire agreement.

Hamas terrorists stand guard on the day that hostages held in Gaza since the deadly October 7, 2023 attack, are handed over to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), as part of a US-brokered Gaza deal, in Khan Younis, October 13, 2025.
(photo credit: REUTERS/Ramadan Abed)

Hamas said it will release the remains of two Israeli hostages at 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday.

This comes shortly after US President Donald Trump stated that he would send forces into Gaza to “straighten out our Hamas” if it did not abide by the ceasefire agreement.

According to the US-brokered Gaza deal, which Israel ratified on October 9, stated that Hamas would have 72 hours to release all the hostages, both living and deceased.

Currently, the remains of 15 hostages continue to be held by Hamas in Gaza.

Hamas claimed on Thursday that the return of Israeli hostages’ remains may take time, as some were buried in tunnels destroyed by Israel, and others remain under the rubble of buildings that Israel.

The retrieval of the remaining hostages required equipment to remove rubble, which was currently unavailable due to Israel’s ban on entry of such tools, Hamas added.

“We know for certain that Hamas can easily release a significant number of hostages in accordance with the agreement. What they are doing now is a fundamental violation of that agreement,” Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar said.

As reported by The Jerusalem Post