Israel and Hamas agreed to extend the temporary cease-fire between them another day in an eleventh-hour agreement minutes before the truce was set to expire, Qatari mediators said.
The parties came to an agreement with little time to spare before the previously negotiated pause in fighting was set to expire at 7 a.m. local time Thursday.
The negotiations had stalled over disagreements on the list of Israeli hostages to be released by Hamas Thursday but the parties were able to make a deal within minutes of the deadline.
