TEL AVIV, Israel — As the seventh day of the temporary Israel-Hamas truce came to a close, Israel indicated it would support another extension in order to allow for the release of more hostages, and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Israel to take "more effective steps" to protect civilian life.
Six more hostages — five women and one man — were released by Hamas late Thursday and some 30 Palestinian prisoners and detainees were expected to be freed from Israeli prisons, marking the seventh consecutive day of hostage-prisoner exchanges with the militant group Hamas.
