Hamas and Israel have announced the extension of a truce deal minutes before it was due to expire.
The Israeli military says the six-day truce in Gaza will continue in light of mediators’ efforts to continue the process of releasing hostages.
The ceasefire was extended for a day after Hamas gave Israel a list of women and children hostages to be released on Thursday.
Sixteen Israeli and foreign captives freed from Gaza on Wednesday and 30 Palestinian female and child prisoners were released from Israeli jails early on Thursday morning.
