Israel-Hamas Mediators <br />Work to Extend Truce, , More Captives to Be Freed.<br />The Israel-Hamas truce agreement was set to expire <br />on Nov. 29 after being extended for two days.<br />However, mediators in Qatar are attempting to <br />secure the release of more captives by prolonging <br />the cease-fire for another 48 hours, NPR reports. .<br />On Nov. 29, another 10 Israeli hostages are <br />expected to be released by Hamas in <br />exchange for 30 Palestinian prisoners.<br />On Nov. 29, another 10 Israeli hostages are <br />expected to be released by Hamas in <br />exchange for 30 Palestinian prisoners.<br />The day before, 10 Israelis and two Thai people <br />were exchanged for 30 Palestinians, NPR reports. .<br />Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu <br />believes that out of the 240 hostages taken <br />by Hamas last month, 161 are still being <br />detained by the militant group.<br />Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu <br />believes that out of the 240 hostages taken <br />by Hamas last month, 161 are still being <br />detained by the militant group.<br />On Nov. 29, an Israeli official said that <br />"Israel has consistently said that as long as <br />more hostages are released, it would address <br />the possibility of further extending the pauses.".<br />Hamas reportedly told mediators that<br />they would agreed to extend the truce <br />for another four days, NPR reports. .<br />According to the U.N. Office for the <br />Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).<br />"airstrikes, shelling and ground clashes <br />have largely ceased" since the beginning <br />of the truce on Nov. 24.<br />But "exchange of fire reportedly took place between <br />Israeli forces and Palestinian armed groups in the <br />Beit Hanoun area, in the north, and Israeli forces reportedly used tank fire at open areas in the south.".<br />On Nov. 27, U.N. Secretary-General António <br />Guterres pushed for "a full humanitarian <br />cease-fire, for the benefit of the people of <br />Gaza, Israel and the wider region."
