Israel and Hamas extend truce after last-minute mediation efforts

Good morning. If you are just waking up or heading into work with your morning coffee, here is a quick recap of the last-minute truce.

Both Hamas and Israel agreed to a last-minute one-day extension to the truce moments before the six-day agreement was due to expire.
The truce extension coincides with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to Israel on Thursday.
The agreement came after Hamas sent Israel a list of women and children it would free on Thursday.
Hamas has also sent a list to Israel of women and children prisoners it would like released from Israel’s prisons.
Hamas freed 10 Israelis, two Israeli-Russian dual-nationals and four Thai citizens, according to Qatar's foreign ministry on Wednesday.
Among the 30 released from Israeli jails on Wednesday was Ahed Tamimi, a prominent 22-year-old Palestinian activist and writer who was sentenced to eight months in prison for slapping and kicking an Israeli soldier in 2017.