Deal Reached to Extend Cease-fire in Israel-Hamas War
2023-11-28
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1Negotiators have reached a deal to extend a cease-fire between Israeli and Hamas forces in Gaza.
2A Qatari official announced Monday on the social media service X the agreement would continue an existing truce for another two days.
3Qatar and Egypt have led the negotiations surrounding the ongoing conflict.
4The new deal came on the final day of a four-day ceasefire.
5Negotiators said they were also preparing for new exchanges of hostages and prisoners.
6Israel had no immediate comment on the new truce.
7But Israeli officials had said the country would be open to extending the cease-fire by one day for every 10 additional hostages released.
8Hamas confirmed it had agreed to a two-day cease-fire extension.
9Hamas freed 17 more hostages on Sunday - 14 Israelis and three Thais - in a third exchange under the earlier four-day truce.
10Israel released 39 Palestinian prisoners in the latest exchange.
11About 240 hostages were captured by Hamas in its October 7 attack in southern Israel that started the war.
12So far, 62 hostages have been released.
13One was freed by Israeli forces and two were found dead inside Gaza.
14At least 117 Palestinians were freed under the latest truce.
15An Israeli government spokesperson said the total number of hostages still held in Gaza as of Monday was 184.
16This included 14 foreigners and 80 Israelis with dual nationality.
17Last week's cease-fire agreement - which was set to end Monday night - brought the first halt in fighting between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.
18The Hamas-controlled Health Ministry in Gaza says more than 13,300 Palestinians have been killed since the start of the war, many of them women and children. The ministry does not differentiate between civilians and military-force deaths.
19Israeli officials have said about 1,200 people have been killed in Israel, mostly during the first attacks by Hamas.
20At least 77 soldiers have been killed in Israel's ground offensive in Gaza.
21An Egyptian official told Reuters news agency the new truce would permit the release of about 20 Israeli hostages in exchange for 60 Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails.
22The European Union's foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, told reporters he hopes a truce extension will permit the international community to work on a lasting political solution.
23Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said the country planned to push ahead with the war at the end of the cease-fires.
24Wide areas of Hamas-ruled Gaza have been destroyed by Israeli air strikes and bombings.
25The war also led to a humanitarian crisis because of shortages of food, fuel, water and medicine.
26The latest truce did lead to some increased shipments of fuel and supplies into Gaza.
27But aid groups say much more is needed to help the immediate needs of the 2.3 million Palestinians there.
28I'm Bryan Lynn.
1Negotiators have reached a deal to extend a cease-fire between Israeli and Hamas forces in Gaza. 2A Qatari official announced Monday on the social media service X the agreement would continue an existing truce for another two days. Qatar and Egypt have led the negotiations surrounding the ongoing conflict. 3The new deal came on the final day of a four-day ceasefire. Negotiators said they were also preparing for new exchanges of hostages and prisoners. 4Israel had no immediate comment on the new truce. But Israeli officials had said the country would be open to extending the cease-fire by one day for every 10 additional hostages released. Hamas confirmed it had agreed to a two-day cease-fire extension. 5Hamas freed 17 more hostages on Sunday - 14 Israelis and three Thais - in a third exchange under the earlier four-day truce. Israel released 39 Palestinian prisoners in the latest exchange. 6About 240 hostages were captured by Hamas in its October 7 attack in southern Israel that started the war. So far, 62 hostages have been released. One was freed by Israeli forces and two were found dead inside Gaza. At least 117 Palestinians were freed under the latest truce. 7An Israeli government spokesperson said the total number of hostages still held in Gaza as of Monday was 184. This included 14 foreigners and 80 Israelis with dual nationality. 8Last week's cease-fire agreement - which was set to end Monday night - brought the first halt in fighting between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. 9The Hamas-controlled Health Ministry in Gaza says more than 13,300 Palestinians have been killed since the start of the war, many of them women and children. The ministry does not differentiate between civilians and military-force deaths. 10Israeli officials have said about 1,200 people have been killed in Israel, mostly during the first attacks by Hamas. At least 77 soldiers have been killed in Israel's ground offensive in Gaza. 11An Egyptian official told Reuters news agency the new truce would permit the release of about 20 Israeli hostages in exchange for 60 Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails. 12The European Union's foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, told reporters he hopes a truce extension will permit the international community to work on a lasting political solution. 13Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said the country planned to push ahead with the war at the end of the cease-fires. 14Wide areas of Hamas-ruled Gaza have been destroyed by Israeli air strikes and bombings. The war also led to a humanitarian crisis because of shortages of food, fuel, water and medicine. 15The latest truce did lead to some increased shipments of fuel and supplies into Gaza. But aid groups say much more is needed to help the immediate needs of the 2.3 million Palestinians there. 16I'm Bryan Lynn. 17The Associated Press and Reuters reported on this story. Bryan Lynn adapted the reports for VOA Learning English. 18_____________________________________________ 19Words in This Story 20dual - adj. having two parts