November 28: A humanitarian pause in fighting between Israel and Hamas will extend by two days, mediator Qatar said Monday as an initial four-day truce in Gaza was set to expire.
According to AFP, Qatari foreign ministry spokesman Majed Al Ansari said on X, formerly Twitter: "The State of Qatar announces that, as part of the ongoing mediation, an agreement has been reached to extend the humanitarian truce for an additional two days in the Gaza Strip."
Gaza is facing a humanitarian crisis since Palestine militant group Hamas launched a massive attack on Israel on October 7, killing over 1200 people and taking hostage 240 people including women, children and one Nepali national – Bipin Joshi.
Ten Nepali students also lost their lives in the attack led by Hamas.
Israel launched a massive attack in retaliation which has killed over ten thousand people, half of them said to be children according to media reports.