2-day truce extension reached: Hamas
ISNA - Iranian Students' News Agency
Tue / 28 November 2023 / 11:37
An agreement to extend the truce agreement in return for a prisoner exchange between the Palestinian Resistance and the Israeli occupation, which was mediated by Egypt and Qatar, has been officially reached, Resistance movement Hamas said in a statement.
Tehran (ISNA) - The movement confirmed that a 2-day extension was agreed upon with Cairo and Doha under the same terms as the previous truce.
A spokesperson of the Qatari Foreign Ministry also announced that the agreement was reached "as part of the ongoing mediation" by Doha.
Meanwhile, prior to the announcement that a deal was reached, the head of Egypt's State Information Service (SIS) said a brokered truce extension would include the release of 20 Israeli captives held by the Palestinian Resistance, in exchange for 60 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails.
The original agreement, which went into effect on Friday and was scheduled to expire by early Tuesday morning, sets down the liberation of 150 Palestinians in exchange for the Resistance releasing 50 Israeli captives.
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