The truce between Israel and Hamas entered its final 24 hours on Monday, with signs that the militant group was willing to extend the pause after it freed more hostages, including a four-year-old girl orphaned by its attack.
The tearful reunions of families and hostages, released in exchange for dozens of Palestinian prisoners, have brought the first relief in the seven-week war.
As the latest group of Israeli women and children walked free late Sunday, attention turned to calls for the truce to be extended before its scheduled end on Tuesday.
The US President Joe Biden said on Sunday, he would like the fighting to be paused for as long as prisoners keep coming out.