pawel.gaul/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A four-day cease-fire between Hamas and Israel has been extended by two days, Qatari officials announced on Monday.
Dozens of the more than 200 people taken hostage during Hamas' Oct. 7 surprise attack on Israel and held in war-torn Gaza for nearly two months were released over the last few days during the cease-fire. Fifty-eight hostages -- 40 Israelis and 18 foreign citizens -- have been released by Hamas, exchanged for 117 Palestinians released from Israeli prisons.
Here's how the news is developing. All times Eastern:
Nov 29, 4:54 PM EST 16 hostages released Wednesday including American-Israeli woman
Ten hostages in Gaza were released Wednesday night in exchange for 30 Palestinian prisoners, according to the Qatari foreign minister. This comes hours before the truce is set to expire.
Among the 10 hostages exchanged was 49-year-old Liat Atzili, an American-Israeli dual national.
In addition, two Russian-Israeli citizens and four Thai citizens were also handed over to the Red Cross outside the framework of the agreement, the Qatari foreign minister said.
According to officials, 145 people remain hostages.
Nov 29, 4:17 PM EST US envoy to UN hopeful truce can be extended: 'All in the hands of Hamas'
Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the U.S. representative to the United Nations, said the U.S. is "hopeful" that the truce between Israel and Hamas -- set to expire Wednesday night -- will be extended.
Another extension "is all in the hands of Hamas," she said. "The Israelis have said if they continue to release 10 hostages a day, they will extend by a day. So it truly is … it is in their hands. But I do think there is a potential for that, and we're actively working to extend the deal."
"We will not rest until all hostages are free," she continued. "And if Hamas chooses to continue to release hostages, then Israel is prepared to continue the pause in the fighting."
Nov 29, 3:44 PM EST Palestinian dad awaits daughter's release: 'I'm looking forward to hugging her again'
Dania Hanatsheh's name is on a list of 30 Palestinian women, girls and teenage boys expected to be released Wednesday as part of another exchange of Israeli hostages held by Hamas.
The family said Hanatsheh, 21, was arrested on Nov. 21 when Israeli soldiers raided their home in the West Bank.
The Israeli Justice Department said Hantsheh is accused of "supporting terrorism."
Hantsheh's father, Saqer, believes his daughter was arrested because of her social media posts.
"I am proud of my daughter," he told ABC News. "When she posted asking people to stand with Gaza, I support her with that because it's her right to do that."
He said he's looking forward to "hugging my daughter again."
But his happiness is tinged with sadness for the suffering in Gaza.
"The prisoners are getting released, but the price of this is the blood of women and kids in Gaza," he said.
-ABC News' Tom Soufi Burridge
Nov 29, 3:39 PM EST Families of American hostages demand increased transparency
Eight relatives of American hostages spoke to reporters in Washington, D.C., before they address the House Foreign Affairs Committee Wednesday afternoon and meet with national security adviser Jake Sullivan on Thursday.
Ronen Neutra, the father of 19-year-old hostage Omer Neutra, said he wants more pressure for soldiers and men held hostage to be released. Omer Neutra is a Long Island native and Israel Defense Forces soldier. His mother, Orna Neutra, said he was pulled from his IDF tank by Hamas and taken into Gaza.
Ruby Chen, father of missing IDF soldier Itay Chen, said having no knowledge of his son's condition is a living hell.
Liz Naftali, relative of 4-year-old Israeli-American hostage Abigail Edan who was released this week, said the families' approach to their meeting with Sullivan is not going to be advising the administration on how to conduct hostage negotiations, but instead to consult with them.
"Abigail coming home is proof that it works -- proof that if we hope, we pray, and we do all the work, these hostages come home," she said. "But we still have a lot of work to do. And we hope that you all will leave here and continue to be partners in this incredibly challenging work."
-ABC News' Noah Minnie and Elizabeth Landers
Nov 29, 1:23 PM EST 2 Russian-Israeli hostages released by Hamas
The Israel Defense Forces said two Israeli-Russian hostages were released by Hamas on Wednesday and are on their way to Israel. The hostages, 50-year-old Yelena Trupanob and her mother, 73-year-old Irena Tati, were released in addition to the list of abductees scheduled to be released Wednesday, the IDF said.
The mother and daughter, who had emigrated from Russia to Israel, were kidnapped from their home at the Kibbutz Nir Oz on Oct. 7. Trupanob's husband was killed and her son, 28, and his girlfriend, 29, are still being held hostage, the IDF said.
Hamas officials said on Wednesday that they've released two female Russian hostages.
"They were handed over to the Red Cross a short while ago as a prelude to handing them over to representatives of the Russian Foreign Ministry," Hamas said in a statement via Telegram.
Nov 29, 12:25 PM EST 'All my dreams were shattered,' bride in Gaza says
A young couple from southern Gaza planned to marry on Oct. 8 -- but the Israel-Hamas war changed all that.
The house they were going to live in was destroyed by Israeli bombs.
The couple -- not yet married -- spoke to ABC News as they sifted through the rubble, trying to salvage whatever they could.
"How do I feel? Sad. I wanted to be like any bride, to have a house," Heba Abu Taima told ABC News. "Everything was beautiful before the 7th of October. After the 7th of October, everything ended."
"All my dreams were shattered," she continued. "Everything in the house is gone, the house in which we planned to have a sweet and happy life is gone."
"I dreamed of beautiful things, for example, children," said her fiancé, Saif Abu Taima. "I used to say, 'Boy,' and she used to say, 'No, girl.' And we also used to go out and [I'd] tell her, 'We will live a beautiful life and achieve our beautiful dream.'"
She added, "We desperately want to live in safety like other countries. To have a good life, to live freely and in peace."
ABC News' Sami Zayara
Nov 29, 11:59 AM EST UN calls for 'irreversible' move toward 2-state solution
Tatiana Valovaya, director-general of the United Nations at Geneva, is calling for an "irreversible" move toward a two-state solution.
"We must be united in demanding an end to the occupation and the blockade of Gaza," Valovaya said. "It is long past time to move in a determined, irreversible way towards a two-state solution, on the basis of United Nations resolutions and international law, with Israel and Palestine living side-by-side in peace and security, with Jerusalem as the capital of both states."
Nov 29, 11:54 AM EST Hamas says it released 2 Russian female hostages
Hamas officials said on Wednesday that they've released two female Russian hostages.
"They were handed over to the Red Cross a short while ago as a prelude to handing them over to representatives of the Russian Foreign Ministry," Hamas said in a statement via Telegram.
Nov 29, 11:39 AM EST Hamas claims 3 hostages, including 10-month-old, were killed by previous Israeli strikes on Gaza
Hamas' military wing al-Qassam Brigades alleged Wednesday that three hostages have died as a result of the Israeli military's previous bombings in the Gaza Strip.
In a statement posted on a Telegram channel associated with the al-Qassam Brigades, the slain hostages were identified as Shiri Silverman Bibas, Kfir Bibas and Ariel Bibas. It was unclear when the trio had allegedly died and ABC News was unable to verify the claim.
Several members of the Bibas family, including 32-year-old Shiri, her 4-year-old son Ariel and her 10-month-old son Kfir, were kidnap