
The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has been extended again by another day, the Israel Defense Forces reported on Thursday morning, shortly before the agreement was set to expire. This is the second extension of the ceasefire that began on Friday.
During the ceasefire, 70 Israeli hostages were released and 210 Palestinians were released from Israeli prisons, according to officials.
Meanwhile, Israel will extend the ceasefire for each day that Hamas continues to release 10 hostages "who are alive," a senior Israeli official reiterated on Thursday. Mark Regev, a senior adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, told CNN that Israel's position on any extension of the humanitarian pause in the fighting is clear and uncompromising.
"Every day, we agreed on an extension for the release of the 10 hostages," Regev stressed. When asked if fighting would resume within the next 24 hours, Regev added that if Hamas fails to meet the terms of the extension, which is to release 10 Israelis, then of course fighting could resume. There are still at least 140 hostages inside Gaza.
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