The temporary truce between Israel and Hamas will be extended by one day, mediating nation Qatar confirmed, AFP reports.

“Palestinian and Israeli sides reached an agreement to extend the humanitarian truce in the Gaza Strip for an additional day under the same previous conditions, which are a ceasefire and the entry of humanitarian aid, within the framework of the joint mediation of the State of Qatar,” Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Majed Al Ansari said in a statement.

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