Hamas officials have confirmed they handed over the body of another Israeli hostage on Monday as President Donald Trump's deadline nears.

Hamas allegedly did not return all of the hostages within the originally mandated timeframe, leading Trump on Wednesday to say he would authorize Israeli forces to return to the streets of Gaza if Hamas did not release all of the hostages, living and deceased.

President Trump threatened to "eradicate" Hamas if it continues to violate a ceasefire the US helped broker between the militant group and Israel.

Jerusalem Post editor says Israel-Hamas situation would be 'worse' under Kamala Harris presidency, praising Trump's unconventional approach to Middle East peace.

"Hamas is going to have to start returning the bodies of the deceased hostages, including two Americans, quickly," US President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social on Saturday night. Hamas must do more to return the remains of hostages still in the Gaza Strip,

President Donald Trump on Thursday warned that if Hamas keeps killing people in Gaza, “we will have no choice but to go in and kill them,” marking a sharp escalation of his rhetoric against the group as he tries to maintain a ceasefire in its conflict with Israel.

U.S. President Donald Trump said allies in the Middle East are enthusiastic about the idea of fighting Hamas in Gaza if it does not uphold the ceasefire agreement with Israel that he brokered under his 20-point peace plan.

Earlier in the day, secretary of state Marco Rubio and US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee met with the families of Itay Chen and Omer Neutra, the two American hostages killed during the 7 October attacks, providing a solemn reminder of the human cost behind the geopolitical maneuvering.

Hamas, in recent days, has been filmed publicly executing Palestinians in Gaza, footage of which sparked outrage as reports of Hamas attacks on rival groups continue to come in.