Hamas asked for a truce to be extended for four days but Israel wanted it extended one day at a time.
According to a leader in Hamas in Qatar, not all of the civilian hostages are held by Hamas.
Some of them are in smaller groups like Palestinian Islamic Jihad. They found 20 people. Ten will come out today and 10 will come out tomorrow.
If they find more hostages, the ceasefire might last for two more days.
Hamas says it needs more time to gather information and talk to people on the ground.
Communication is hard because the telecoms infrastructure in Gaza is broken.
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Other armed organisations allegedly hold hostages – Hamas
