Israel says more hostages released by Hamas as temporary cease-fire holds for 7th day

Six more Israeli hostages were released to the Red Cross on Thursday, Israel said, as a short-term truce deal between Israel and Hamas, the Gaza Strip's ruling militant group, neared its one-week mark. That followed the release of two other Israeli hostages earlier in the day.

The latest six hostages were transferred to the Red Cross and are currently on their way via Egypt to Israel, the Israeli military said. 

The spokesperson for Qatar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said there were two minors and six females among those released Thursday, including several with dual nationalities including an Israeli-Mexican, Israeli-Russian and an Israeli-Uruguayan.