Israeli troops assemble at border as Gaza truce enters final hours with NO extension agreed as 8 hostages freed

A WEEK-LONG ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas is set to end in a matter of hours, with no extension agreed after an additional eight hostages were freed last night.

Hostilities between the warring forces are expected to resume from 7am local time – 5am UK time – today.

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There were talks of a possible third extension of the ceasefire agreement last night, but nothing concrete.

Hamas and Israel yesterday agreed to extend their truce for another day only minutes before the fighting was supposed to resume.

Israel received a new list of 10 hostages to be released in exchange for 30 Palestinian prisoners yesterday as gunmen opened fire at a bus stop in…