Hamas freed two Israeli hostages Thursday afternoon and they were brought back into Israel, with more expected to follow, the Israeli military said.
Israel had agreed to extend the truce by one day for every 10 militant-held hostages who are freed.
Roughly 240 hostages were captured by Hamas in its Oct. 7 attack in southern Israel that ignited the war.
ISRAEL SAYS 2 MORE HOSTAGES RELEASED FROM GAZAJERUSALEM — The Israeli military said Thursday that two Israeli hostages were released from captivity in the Gaza Strip.
The two hostages are among a larger group of Israelis expected to be released Thursday as part of the latest extension of a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas.
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