The move came hours after Israel had proposed a temporary extension of the truce, though one with terms that Hamas is unlikely to accept.

Saturday's exchange marks the final swap of living hostages under the first phase of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement. Joining us from Washington, Aaron David Miller, Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace,

Hamas said on Thursday it was ready to negotiate the next phase of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, after a swap in which it handed over the remains of four hostages in exchange for the release of more than 600 Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.

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Israel has called for Hamas to accept a temporary extension of the existing cease-fire deal, and to release more hostages.