Truce in Gaza extended at last minute as talks over remaining Hamas captives get tougher

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

By NAJIB JOBAIN, MELANIE LIDMAN and KAREEM CHEHAYEB
Updated 2:37 AM CST, November 30, 2023

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel and Hamas on Thursday agreed to extend their cease-fire by another day, just minutes before it was set to expire. The truce in Gaza appeared increasingly tenuous as most women and children held by the militants have already been released in swaps for Palestinian prisoners.

As word of the extension came Thursday morning, gunmen opened fire on people waiting for buses where a main highway from Tel Aviv enters Jerusalem, killing at least three people and wounding several others, according to police.

Police said the two attackers were killed. It was unclear if the attack was carried out by a Palestinian militant group or individuals acting on their own, or if it would have any impact on the truce in Gaza.

International pressure has mounted for the cease-fire to continue as long as possible after nearly eight weeks of Israeli bombardment and a ground campaign in Gaza that have killed thousands of Palestinians, uprooted three quarters of the population of 2.3 million and led to a humanitarian crisis.


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[maxsolomon]

1. The bus stop attack was Hamas and it violates the Ceasefire.

I'm not optimistic many of the male hostages are coming out soon.

[Behind the Aegis]

2. Don't be surprised if all the male hostages were "killed by the IDF's bombings".

We shall see.