Israel-Hamas war: Truce in Gaza to be extended by an additional day

이스라엘-하마스 일시휴전 하루 더 연장키로 합의 Over in Gaza. Israel and Hamas agreed to extend their truce one day more at the last minute. Hostages had been released up until the sixth day of the ceasefire and due to the extension, more captives are anticipated to be freed. Park Kun-woo with the latest. Just 10 minutes before its expiration, Israel and Hamas agreed to extend their truce in the Gaza Strip under the same previous conditions for another extra day. The Israeli Prime Minister’s office said on Thursday that the truce will continue as Israel was given a new list of women and minors for potential release beforehand, though not mentioning an exact number. Israel had agreed to extend the truce by one day for every 10 living hostages released and noted it would resume fighting if that condition was not met. Meanwhile, Qatar, one of the negotiators between Israel and Hamas, also confirmed the extension in a statement made by its foreign ministry on Thursday. The ministry added that negotiations continue in hope of reaching a permanent ceasefire in Gaza. Thanks to continuous efforts by these mediators including Qatar, Egypt, and the U.S., more captives are set to be released and more humanitarian aid convoys are scheduled to enter Gaza. Just before the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas was due to expire at 7 AM on Thursday, local time, 16 hostages were released by Hamas --including 10 Israelis, 4 Thai nationals, and 2 Russians. They were handed over to the Red Cross late Wednesday, on the sixth day of the truce and were taken to five different hospitals in Israel. In exchange, Israel also released 30 Palestinians, mostly women and minors. Over the first five days of the ceasefire, which began last Friday --Hamas released 81 hostages --and Israel freed 180 Palestinians from prison, mainly women and minors. Park Kun-woo, Arirang News. #Israel_Hamas_conflict #Israel_Palestine_war #ceasefire #Gaza_Strip #Palestinian_militant #Israeli_Defense_Forces #Middle_East #truce #이스라엘_팔레스타인_전쟁 #이스라엘_하마스 #휴전 #Arirang_News #아리랑뉴스 📣 Facebook : 📣 Twitter : 📣 Homepage : 2023-11-30, 18:00 (KST)