Israel and Hamas Exchange More Captives as Truce’s End Looms
- Israel to ‘go back to fighting until the end,’ Netanyahu says
- Negotiators from Qatar and the US seek to extend cease-fire
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Israel and Hamas exchanged more captives late Wednesday, as hopes grew that negotiators from Qatar and the US could persuade the two sides to again extend a truce agreement set to expire within a few hours.
The 10 hostages released by Hamas — five children and five women, including dual nationals of the US, Germany and the Netherlands — prompted Israel to release 30 Palestinians, in keeping with the terms of previous exchanges. In a separate deal, Hamas let go four Thai and two Russian-Israeli citizens.