Decisive day in Gaza. This Monday marks the end of the four-day truce agreed upon by Israel and Hamas for the exchange of hostages and prisoners, as well as to allow access to humanitarian aid for a population that is in a critical situation. There are 24 hours left until the end of the ceasefire agreed upon by both parties and international mediators They press to extend this pause. In principle, both sides also seem to be in this position, based on their latest statements.

In the final hours of Sunday, the Israeli prime minister informed the US president of his willingness to extend the truce with the Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas beyond the initial four days. In a telephone conversation with Joe Biden, Benjamin Netanyahu specified that, for each additional day of truce, another ten hostages would be released. However, he made it clear that once this pause period ends, heThe Israeli military offensive in the Gaza Strip will continue.

“At the end of the agreement, we will return with all the power to achieve our goals: destroy Hamas, make sure Gaza doesn’t go back to what it was and, of course, free all our hostages,” said the Israeli leader, stating his confidence in the “success in this mission” because he has, as he stated, “no other option.” “We have brought home another group of hostages, children and women, and I am moved to the depths of my heart, the entire country is, to see the families reunited,” he stressed.

Hamas also expressed this Sunday its desire to extend the temporary ceasefire with Israel, which would lead to the Islamist group agreeing to release more Israeli hostages kidnapped in the Strip. “The Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas is attempting to extend the truce after the four-day period ends, seriously trying to increase the number of released detaineesas established in the humanitarian truce agreement,” the Islamist group announced on Telegram.

For now, the scenario invites a certain optimism. This has been revealed by an Egyptian security source, who in a conversation with the EFE agency has indicated that both Hamas and Israel have given “a positive response” to a proposal from Egypt and Qatar to extend the truce, and that it would imply the extension of the same another four days with “the same conditions”. The high-ranking source, who requested anonymity, specified that this proposal “is close to final approval” and stipulates the extension of the truce for four days, during which Hamas would release another 40 Israeli hostages and Israel would release “a more Palestinian prisoners.