Two-day extension to humanitarian pause in Gaza is not enough, charities say

A Red Cross convoy carrying Israeli hostages (Hatem Ali/AP)

A two-day extension to the humanitarian pause in the Gaza Strip is insufficient to meet the needs of people there, charities have said as they called for an immediate ceasefire.

The Qatari government announced on Monday that Israel and Hamas had agreed to “extend the humanitarian pause” for two more days.