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From the Liveblog of
Monday, November 27, 2023
From the Liveblog of
Monday, November 27, 2023
Qatar announces agreement to extend truce an additional two days
Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
IDF soldiers work on armored military vehicles along Israel's border with the Gaza Strip, November 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Qatar has successfully negotiated an agreement between Israel and Hamas to extend the four-day truce between them by an additional two days, Doha’s foreign ministry spokesperson tweets.
This means at least ten more Israeli hostages will be released on Tuesday and another ten will be released on Wednesday, with 30 Palestinian prisoners to be freed by Israel on each day as well.
There is no immediate Israeli confirmation of the truce extension but Hamas issues its own statement confirming it, crediting the Qatari and Egyptian mediation efforts.
