The short-term pause in combating will proceed for an additional 24 hours.

The truce between Israel and Hamas has been prolonged for a seventh day, sources from either side introduced simply minutes earlier than the settlement was set to run out.

Israel’s navy mentioned on Thursday that the short-term pause in combating within the Gaza Strip will proceed “in mild of the mediators’ efforts to proceed the method of releasing hostages, and topic to the phrases of the settlement”.

In a separate assertion, Hamas mentioned an settlement has been reached to increase the short-term ceasefire, which initially started on Friday.

The truce will probably be prolonged for an additional 24 hours.

Qatar, which has been mediating between the 2 sides, mentioned the settlement was being prolonged underneath the identical phrases as prior to now, underneath which Hamas has launched 10 Israeli hostages per day in alternate for 30 Palestinian prisoners.

Till the final hour, the prospect of an extension was in query, after the 2 sides did not agree on the brand new checklist of Israelis to be launched from Gaza on Thursday.