Israel-Hamas truce in Gaza has been extended for two days, according to Qatar

 Israel-Hamas truce in Gaza has been extended for two days, according to Qatar

Israel and Hamas have decided to extend the four-day truce in Gaza by two days, according to mediator Qatar.

According to Hamas, the extension came "under the same conditions" as the exchange of 150 Palestinian inmates for the release of 50 Israeli captives.

Israel has not yet responded, although it did give each of the ten Israeli detainees a one-day reprieve from combat.

It coincided with the release of 11 hostages in the last swap in accordance with the first deal, which went into force on Friday.

According to Israeli authorities, among them were six additional children, an eighteen-year-old girl and her mother, and twins who were three years old.

They had entered Israeli land, according to the Israeli army. All of the liberated children's dads, however, stayed in Gaza.

According to Qatar, those freed also included citizens of France, Germany, and Argentina.

The peace accord called for the release of thirty-three Palestinian women and minors detained in Israeli jails.

39 Israelis have been let free by Hamas in the last three days; Hamas is regarded as a terrorist group by Israel, the United Kingdom, and other Western states. Israel has freed 117 Palestinian inmates in exchange.

Under separate agreements, Hamas has also received 19 foreign nationals, one of whom is an Israeli citizen.

Aid supplies to Gaza, which is experiencing a severe humanitarian crisis, have significantly increased as a result of the combat halt.

In response to an extraordinary cross-border raid by Hamas terrorists on October 7, which resulted in at least 1,200 deaths and around 240 hostages, Israel began a military campaign and blockade of Gaza.

Over 14,800 Palestinians have died in Gaza since the start of the conflict, according to the Hamas-run administration in the region.

Majid al-Ansari, a spokesperson for the Qatari Foreign Ministry, said on Monday afternoon that "an agreement has been reached."

The US welcomed the extension, White House national security spokesperson John Kirby told reporters.

"With more humanitarian aid being sent, the combat has already stopped as a result of this humanitarian respite. He said, "Hamas has now promised to release another 20 women and children over the course of the next two days in order to prolong the delay.

"We definitely hope that the pause will be extended, but that will depend on Hamas's continued hostage-taking."

An Israeli official said that 184 individuals, including 80 Israelis with dual citizenship and 14 foreign nationalities, were being held captive in Gaza prior to the commencement of Monday's exchange.

According to a Palestinian official who spoke with the BBC on Sunday, Hamas was ready to free 40 more captives, which would equate to a four-day prolongation within Israel's suggested parameters.

It was stated that Israel was moving toward a more incremental, day-by-day strategy. Furthermore, at the conclusion of the process, Netanyahu has made it plain that he is getting ready to restart the war in Gaza.

"We will go with full force in order to realize our goals: eliminating Hamas, making certain that Gaza will not go back to the precarious situation it was in and, most certainly, Release all our hostages," said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a video message on Sunday night.

Hamas "is able to verify, identify and recover certain captives within the previously "category, who include women and children," the arrangement will be extended, Qatar's prime minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman Al Thani told CBS News, a US affiliate of the BBC, earlier.

However, he cautioned that Hamas's "very complex structure" presented a problem for the Qatari mediators, as the political leaders of the organization must communicate with military commanders in Gaza via Doha.