The Bottom Line
- This Monday, we enter the fourth day of truce in Gaza.
- Since Friday, 39 hostages have been freed as part of the deal — plus 24 hostages outside the deal, mostly Thais who worked in Israel — as well as 117 Palestinian prisoners, at a ratio of one hostage to three prisoners.
- Monday was supposed to be the last day of the truce, but it could be extended. Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna has spoken in this regard, as has US President Joe Biden. A source close to Hamas said the movement could agree to an extension of the truce for two to four days.
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Extension of truce under discussion
On Sunday night, Hamas said in a statement that it was "seeking to extend the truce beyond its four days" in order to "increase the number of prisoners released" as provided for in the agreement.
A source close to Hamas told AFP that the Palestinian movement had "informed the mediators" that it was in favor of an extension of "two to four days." The agreement, brokered by Qatar with the support of the United States and Egypt and which came into effect on Friday, provides for a four-day truce, the passage of humanitarian aid into Gaza and the release of 50 hostages, out of the more than 200 still held in Gaza, and 150 Palestinian prisoners held in Israel.
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Seventeen hostages freed on Sunday
Seventeen hostages, including 14 Israelis, held in the Gaza Strip for seven weeks, were freed yesterday (Sunday) on the third day of a truce in the war between Hamas and Israel, which released 39 Palestinian prisoners in exchange.
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Hello everyone!
Hello everyone, and welcome to this live stream dedicated to the war between Israel and Hamas. This Monday marks the fourth day of the truce in Gaza.