IDF and Hamas agree at last minute to extend truce into seventh day as Antony Blinken arrives in Israel as part of diplomatic efforts to avoid a return to fighting in devastated Gaza Strip
Israel’s military said early on Thursday that a truce with Hamas would continue into a seventh day, minutes before it was due to expire, as mediators continued to work towards further exchanges of hostages for Palestinian prisoners.
Hamas, which freed 16 hostages in exchange for 30 Palestinian prisoners on Wednesday night, confirmed that the ceasefire would be extended into a seventh day.
