Qatar says Israel-Hamas truce extended for two days

Doha: Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesperson Majid al-Ansari said Israel and Hamas have agreed to extend truce for two more days.

"An agreement has been reached to extend the humanitarian pause for an additional two days in the Gaza Strip," he wrote on X, formerly Twitter.

Hamas also said it agreed to a two-day extension.

"An agreement has been reached with the brothers in Qatar and Egypt to extend the temporary humanitarian truce by two more days, with the same conditions as in the previous truce," a Hamas official told the Reuters news agency.

There were no immediate comments from Israel.