White House says some employees were fired by mistake

President Donald Trump issued another warning about his noon deadline for the release of all hostages with no indication from the Israeli side that they will call off the ceasefire agreement.

In a post on his social media platform this morning, Trump said that Hamas has released three hostages, including an American citizen.

"Hamas has just released three Hostages from GAZA, including an American Citizen. They seem to be in good shape! This differs from their statement last week that they would not release any Hostages. Israel will now have to decide what they will do about the 12:00 O’CLOCK, TODAY, DEADLINE imposed on the release of ALL HOSTAGES. The United States will back the decision they make!" Trump wrote.

Trump suggested earlier this week that if Hamas did not release all hostages by noon on Saturday, Israel should call off the ceasefire deal.

-ABC News' Victoria Beaule and Hannah Demissie

U.S. District Court Judge Amy Berman Jackson issued a temporary restraining order Friday afternoon, in effect holding off on the mass firing of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau employees, if the order is followed, until March 3. Employees could still be fired individually for cause.

The ruling also ordered acting Director Russell Vought not to "delete, destroy, remove or impair any data, database or other CFPB records; terminate any CFPB employee, except for cause related to the specific employee's performance or conduct; issue any notice of reduction-in-force to any CFPB employee; or transfer, relinquish, or return any money from the CFPB's reserve funds."

-ABC News' Soo Youn

U.S. District Judge Jeannette Vargas will continue to block individuals associated with DOGE from accessing sensitive Treasury Department records and payment systems.

Vargas did not rule on whether to issue a preliminary injunction yet but opted to extend her temporary restraining order from last week. She suggested her decision would come down over the next few days.

Elon Musk, Vice President JD Vance and President Donald Trump have pointed to court action blocking DOGE from the systems in their broad attacks on the judiciary in recent days.

-ABC News' Peter Charalambous

As his administration begins negotiations to end the conflict, which began in February 2022 with Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, President Donald Trump was asked by a reporter who he blamed for the war.

"I think that there were a lot of people to blame," Trump said. "All I can say is, very simply, if I were president, that war would never have happened."

Trump on Thursday suggested Ukraine's NATO aspirations were a factor in Russia's decision to invade.