Thus far during the truce, Hamas has freed 105 hostages and Israel has released 240 Palestinian prisoners, *Reuters * reports.

The truce has allowed some humanitarian aid into Gaza after much of the coastal territory of 2.3 million people was reduced to wasteland in the Israeli assault.

More fuel and 56 trucks of humanitarian supplies entered Gaza on Thursday, Israel’s defence ministry and the Palestinian Red Crescent Society said. But deliveries of food, water, medical supplies and fuel remain far below what is needed, aid workers say.

At an emergency meeting in Amman, Jordan’s King Abdullah on Thursday urged UN officials and international groups to pressure Israel to allow more aid into the beleaguered enclave, according to delegates.

 A worker walks by the European Union’s humanitarian aid destined for the Gaza Strip via Rafah border area at Al Arish airport, in Al Arish, Egypt on Nov 30, 2023. — Reuters
A worker walks by the European Union’s humanitarian aid destined for the Gaza Strip via Rafah border area at Al Arish airport, in Al Arish, Egypt on Nov 30, 2023. — Reuters

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