The ceasefire between Hamas and Israel was extended for two more days

Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that Palestine and Israel have agreed to extend the ceasefire for another day.

The ministry said in a statement that this agreement was reached in the framework of joint mediation between Qatar, Egypt and the United States of America, and humanitarian aid will continue to enter Gaza during this period.

Dr. Majed bin Mohammad Ansari, the spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar, said that the intensification of efforts with the aim of achieving a permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip continues.

He added that on the fourth day of the ceasefire, 33 Palestinians were released in exchange for 11 Israeli hostages in Gaza, including 30 teenagers and three women, while the list of Israeli hostages released from Gaza included three French citizens, two German citizens and 6 Argentine citizens.

According to the spokesman of Qatar’s Foreign Ministry, the total of those released by Hamas during the ceasefire was 69 hostages, while the total of those released by Israel was 150 women and children.