Ghazi Hamad, member of Palestine’s political bureau, says the group has been working “very hard” with the mediating countries in order to “reach a compromise” and “extend the ceasefire”, Al Jazeera reports.

Whilst noting that “the situation is not easy” and is “changing from time to time”, Hamad expressed optimism that the truce would be extended.

“We are ready to release more hostages for the extension of the ceasefire. We are in communication with our brothers in Qatar and Egypt in order to see how we can manage this operation,” he said.

“I hope that it can be implemented today and we can see more days for the extension. ,” he said.

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