Third list of hostages to be freed out as Israel-Hamas truce hangs in balance

The tense cease-fire between Israel and Hamas appeared to be back on track early on Sunday after the release of a second group militant-held hostages and Palestinians from Israeli prisons.

The exchange was delayed on Saturday evening after Hamas accused Israel of violating the agreement.

The militants released 17 hostages, including 13 Israelis, while Israel freed 39 Palestinian prisoners.

The ceasefire has given Gazans a few days of calm, however, any attempts to move towards the south of the Strip was thwarted by the troops. 

Meanwhile, for the second day, hundreds of people from north who have sought refugee lined up outside gas stations to stock up.

The United Nations said the truce has made it possible to scale up the delivery of food, water, and medicine to the largest volume since the start of the war. It was also able to deliver 1,29,000 litres of fuel, just over 10 per cent of daily pre-war volume, as well as cooking gas, a first since the war began.

The Israeli hostages freed on Saturday included seven children and six women, Netanyahu's office announced.

Meanwhile, the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office confirmed that they have received a list of the hostages due to be released.

In a sign of the fragility of the exchanges, the last swap delayed for hours after Hamas accused Israel of violating the deal.

Meanwhile, a Palestinian farmer was, reportedly, killed and another injured on Sunday after Israeli forces targeted Maghazi refugee camp in Gaza.