Chinese President Xi Jinping plans to chair a symposium to boost private sector sentiment next week that will be attended by the country's business leaders including Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma, three people with knowledge of the meeting said.

Hamas said it will release Israeli hostages as initially planned after holding “positive” talks with mediators, according to a statement by the militant group on Thursday.

The Israeli prime minister's statement comes after President Donald Trump warned that "all hell is going to break out" unless Hamas releases all remaining hostages from Gaza by Saturday.

Hamas has stated that the fate of Israeli hostages depends on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s actions, accusing Israel of violating the ceasefire agreement. The group postponed a scheduled hostage release,

The Israel-Hamas ceasefire is under threat as Prime Minister Netanyahu warned that military operations would resume if the scheduled release of hostages did not take place as planned. Netanyahu’s ultimatum came after Hamas announced it would delay the next round of hostage releases,

Following Hamas' recent announcement that it will not release Israeli hostages citing a 'violation' of the ceasefire-hostage deal, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened to pull out of the whole agreement if Hamas doesn't release the hostages within Saturday's deadline.