In a diplomatic development, Qatari mediators have announced a two-day extension of the truce between Israel and the Palestinian terror group Hamas. The initial ceasefire, which was set to conclude on Monday night, has now been prolonged, according to reports.
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00:00 In a diplomatic development, Qatari mediators have announced a two-day extension of the
00:06 truce between Israel and the Palestinian terror group Hamas.
00:11 According to reports, the initial ceasefire, which was set to conclude on Monday night,
00:16 has now been prolonged.
00:18 A spokesperson from the Qatari foreign ministry took to the social media platform X, stating
00:24 that an agreement has been reached to extend the humanitarian truce for an additional two
00:29 days in the Gaza Strip.
00:31 Late on Monday, the Israeli military revealed that the Red Cross had confirmed the reception
00:37 of another batch of hostages, marking the latest group to be released under the terms
00:42 of the original truce.
00:45 This batch comprised 11 hostages and the release has prompted Hamas members to compile a new
00:50 list of hostages in Gaza following the truce extension.
00:55 Qatar specified that among the recently released hostages were three individuals with French
01:00 citizenship, two with German citizenship and six Argentine citizens.
01:05 In response, the Israel Prison Authority confirmed the release of 33 Palestinian prisoners as
01:10 part of the ongoing deal.
01:18 Over the weekend, Hamas had previously released 17 hostages, including a four-year-old Israeli-American
01:24 girl, on the third day of the original four-day ceasefire deal.
01:29 Israel had indicated its willingness to extend the ceasefire for an additional day for every
01:33 10 hostages released.
01:36 On Monday, Hamas announced that it had reached an agreement with Qatar and Egypt for a two-day
01:41 extension of the truce under the same conditions as the initial four-day ceasefire.
01:47 As part of the broader context, Hamas has now released a total of 58 captives in adherence
01:52 to the deal brokered by Qatar and Egypt aimed at temporarily halting hostilities between
01:58 Israel and Hamas in exchange for humanitarian aid for Gazans.
02:08 Despite the temporary truce, Israeli jets targeted and eliminated five senior Hamas
02:13 commanders in Gaza.
02:15 The individuals were identified by the Israeli Defense Forces, or IDF, as Ahmed Ghandour,
02:21 commander of Hamas' Northern Gaza Brigade; Ayman Siam, head of Hamas' rockets array;
02:26 Wael Rajib, deputy commander of Hamas' Northern Gaza Brigade; Farsan Khalifa, senior
02:32 operative in Hamas' Judea and Samaria headquarters; and Rafed Salman, commander of the Combat
02:38 Assistance Unit in Northern Gaza.
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