The truce between Israel and Hamas has entered its final 24 hours today, with the Palestinian group saying it is willing to extend the pause after it freed more hostages, including a four-year-old orphaned by its attack, AFP reports.

The pause that began on Friday has seen dozens of hostages freed, with over 100 Palestinian prisoners released by Israel in return.

Attention now has turned to whether the truce will be extended before its scheduled end early on Tuesday morning.

Hamas has signalled its willingness to extend the truce, with a source telling AFP the group told mediators they are open to prolonging it by “two to four days”. “The resistance believes it is possible to ensure the release of 20 to 40 Israeli prisoners” in that time, the source close to the movement said.

Under the truce, 50 hostages held by Hamas were to be freed over four days in exchange for 150 Palestinian prisoners. A built-in mechanism extends it if at least 10 Israeli captives are released each extra day.