The Israeli government has approved a temporary extension of the Gaza ceasefire for the next six weeks, covering the Muslim Ramadan and Jewish Passover periods.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office made the announcement shortly after the first phase of the previously agreed ceasefire expired at midnight on Saturday.
Netanyahu's office said that under a ceasefire proposal by US President Donald Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff, half of the hostages still held by Hamas in Gaza - both alive and dead - would be released on the first day.
The remaining hostages would be freed "if an agreement on a permanent ceasefire is reached".
Hamas has not publicly commented on the latest Israeli move.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on May 3 that President Donald Trump had proposed sending American troops...
A missile launched by the Houthi rebels in Yemen struck near the main terminal of Israel’s...
Israel will mobilize thousands of reserve soldiers to bolster its campaign against Hamas in the Gaza...
