Qatar working on further truce extension

Qatar is working on further extending the truce between Hamas and Israel beyond Wednesday based on the Palestinian group's ability to continue releasing 10 hostages per day, Doha's foreign ministry spokesperson Majed al-Ansari said on Tuesday. 

Talks are also under way for a permanent ceasefire too, Egyptian and Qatari officials told the Wall Street Journal. 

“We are working to strengthen the Qatari mediation role in reaching a truce and then a permanent ceasefire,” Ansari said.

CNN reported that CIA Director Bill Burns visited Qatar on Tuesday for talks on the war with Qatari officials and his Israeli and Egyptian counterparts.