Hamas is expected to release 33 hostages during the first phase of an emerging ceasefire agreement being finalized by negotiators in Doha, two Israeli officials said.

The temporary ceasefire saw around 100 Israeli and other hostages freed by Hamas while 240 Palestinian detainees and prisoners were freed. Israel also, briefly, allowed more humanitarian aid into Gaza. When it broke down, both Israel and Hamas accused each other of wrecking the negotiations to extend it.