good evening. had there not been an extension to this four day truce, then the fighting would have resumed in just under two hours time. as it is, both sides will stand down for a further two days. so far, 11 israeli hostages have been released with more palestinians expected to be freed. we can show your life prison images where authorities are standing by. the us national security council spokesman, john kirby, said the us welcomed the extension. the humanitarian pause in gaza now in its fourth day, will be extended for another two days through thursday morning. israel time. this humanitarian pause has already brought a halt to the fighting, together with a surge of humanitarian assistance. now, in order to extend the pause, hamas has committed to releasing another 20 women and children over the next two days. we would, of course, hope to see the pause extended further. and that will depend upon hamas continuing to release hostages. that is the picture you are looking at o