A source close to Hamas said Wednesday the Islamist movement was willing to extend by an additional four days a Gaza truce that has seen Israeli hostages exchanged for Palestinian prisoners.
"Hamas has informed the mediators that it is willing to extend the truce for four days and that the movement would be able to release Israeli prisoners that it, other resistance movements and other parties hold during this period, according to the terms of the existing truce," the source told AFP.
Hamas and Israel are expected to release more hostages and prisoners on Nov 29, the last day of a prolonged six-day truce in the Gaza war.
Attention has focused on whether mediator Qatar could negotiate another extension.
Israeli media, citing the prime minister’s office, reported that Israel received a list of hostages expected to be released by the Palestinian armed group on Nov 29. The prime minister’s office had no immediate comment.
