Humanitarian pause extended in Gaza Strip for Thursday
JERUSALEM (AA/AFP) – A truce between Israel and Hamas was extended on Thursday just before it was due to expire, the two sides announced, with mediator Qatar reporting it would continue for one day under the same conditions that saw prisoners exchanged.
Majid Al-Ansari, spokesperson for the Qatari Foreign Ministry, told Qatar’s official news agency QNA that the humanitarian pause was extended for an additional day under the same terms.
The extension occurred through mediation efforts involving Qatar, Egypt, and the US.
The Palestinian Hamas group confirmed the extension of the pause with the same previous conditions.
Minutes before the halt in fighting was due to expire at 0500 GMT, Israel’s military said the truce would be prolonged.
“In light of the mediators’ efforts to continue the process of releasing the hostages and subject to the terms of the framework, the operational pause will continue,” it said.
Israeli prime minister’s office subsequently confirmed the extension, saying it had received a new list of hostages.
“A short time ago, Israel was given a list of women and children in accordance with the terms of the agreement, and therefore the truce will continue,” it said, without specifying the number of captives to be freed.
Hamas said there was an agreement to “extend the truce for a seventh day,” without further details.
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