Qatar is "very optimistic" an extension to the truce between Israel and Hamas will be announced in the coming hours, following the expected release of the sixth set of hostages, a foreign ministry spokesman told CNN.
As US Secretary of State Antony Blinken heads back to the Middle East, he will be focused on extending the pause in Israel’s offensive in Gaza, "so that we continue to get more hostages out and more humanitarian assistance in," he said at a news conference in Brussels Wednesday.