More hope for rescuing hostages in Gaza.

Al Jazeera reported that Israel and Hamas have agreed to extend the ceasefire for at least one more day to allow for the release of more hostages. The agreement was reached just minutes before the six-day ceasefire was due to expire.

In an official statement, the Israeli military said the ceasefire would continue, amid efforts by all sides to secure the release of more hostages taken in the Gaza Strip since the start of the conflict.

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"Given the efforts of mediators to continue the hostage release process and adhere to the terms of the framework, the suspension of operations will remain," according to a statement from Israel.

Hamas also confirmed the information. On November 29, the group announced that it had released 16 hostages in exchange for 30 Palestinian prisoners.

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Initially, the agreement was only supposed to last four days, starting on October 24th. However, both sides managed to extend it by two days. The ceasefire is scheduled to end at the end of November 29th.

According to Reuters, an hour before Hamas and Israel reached an agreement to further halt fighting, this possibility remained in doubt. The reason was that the two sides could not agree on a list of the next Israelis to be released from Gaza.

Hamas had previously stated that Israel had refused to release seven women and children, as well as the bodies of three other hostages, in exchange for extending the ceasefire.

Despite agreeing to a ceasefire, both sides stated they were ready to resume fighting after the ceasefire expired and was not renewed.

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