Hamas came under pressure on Tuesday to locate a 10-month-old baby and his family being held hostage in Gaza — after a 48-hour extension to the ceasefire was agreed with Israel.
The pause in Israel’s bloody offensive in Gaza was subject to renewal after the initial four days if both sides agreed, offering the territory’s beleaguered Palestinian population some respite from weeks of Israeli bombardment. Ahmad Maghrabi, a surgeon in Gaza, said the two-day extension offered “hope inside the dark” with civilians able to relax and desperately-needed aid now coming into the coastal territory.
