Israel and Hamas agreed Thursday to extend their cease-fire by another day, just minutes before it was set to expire. Any further renewal of the truce in Gaza appeared increasingly difficult as most women and children held by the militants have already been released in swaps for Palestinian prisoners.

Israel-Hamas truce expires without word from mediator Qatar on an extension, raising possibility of renewed fighting.

The delicate truce held through its seventh day after a 24-hour extension despite a shooting claimed by Hamas that killed three people in Jerusalem