Pressure mounts over extending Gaza ceasefire

An Israeli tank near the border with Gaza in southern Israel (Ohad Zwigenberg/AP)

New details and growing shock over emaciated hostages have renewed pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to extend a fragile Gaza ceasefire beyond the first phase ending three weeks from now.

Talks on the second phase, meant to see more hostages released and a complete Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, were due to start on February 3.