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Pawel.gaul/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A four-day cease-fire between Hamas and Israel has been extended by two days, Qatari officials announced on Monday. Dozens of the more than 200 people taken hostage during Hamas' Oct. 7 surprise attack on Israel and held in war-torn Gaza for nearly two months were released over the last few days during the cease-fire. Fifty-eight hostages -- 40 Israelis and 18 foreign citizens -- have been released by Hamas, exchanged for 117 Palestinians released from Israeli prisons. Here's how the news is developing. All times Eastern: Nov 29, 4:54 PM EST 16 hostages rel...

Pawel.gaul/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A four-day cease-fire between Hamas and Israel has been extended by two days, Qatari officials announced on Monday. Dozens of the more than 200 people taken hostage during Hamas' Oct. 7 surprise attack on Israel and held in war-torn Gaza for nearly two months were released over the last few days during the cease-fire. Fifty-eight hostages -- 40 Israelis and 18 foreign citizens -- have been released by Hamas, exchanged for 117 Palestinians released from Israeli prisons. Here's how the news is developing. All times Eastern: Nov 29, 4:54 PM EST 16 hostages rel...

Hamas released two Israeli women from captivity as the truce in Gaza endured another day. The planned exchange of more hostages for prisoners comes during a one-day extension of the cease-fire, now in its seventh day. Any further renewal of the deal that has enabled dozens of hostages and prisoners to be released could prove more daunting since Hamas is expected to set a higher price for many of the remaining captives. International pressure has mounted for the truce to continue as long as possible after weeks of Israeli bombardment following the deadly Oct. 7 attack by Hamas that provoked the...

Any further renewal of the cease-fire could prove more daunting since Hamas is likely to demand more for the freedom of many remaining captives.

Two more hostages have been released Thursday after Israel and Hamas agreed to extend the truce in Gaza for an extra day.