The initial truce agreement between Israel and Hamas was set to expire on Tuesday. 

However, the parties reportedly have agreed to extend the truce by two days. The new agreement was announced Monday morning. 

An agreement has been reached to extend the truce in Gaza between Israel and Hamas by two more days, Qatar’s foreign ministry spokesperson Majed Al-Ansari said on Monday on X.

CNN has reached out to the Israeli government for comment.

The announcement comes after US President Joe Biden held a call on Monday with the prime minister of Qatar, which helped broker the original four-day truce, according to a source familiar with the discussions.

The deal has been confirmed by the White House.

According to a statement put out by the White House on Twitter/X, "Hamas has committed to releasing another 20 women and children" during the extended "humanitarian pause." 

Additionally, the White House is indicating that "President Biden will continue to work to extend the pause beyond the additional two days." 

News of the extension comes amidst reports of 11 additional hostages being released on Monday, bringing the total of Israeli hostages released to the originally agreed-upon 50.  

The Israeli government has not formally commented on the reported extension as of this writing. 

This is a developing story. RedState will provide additional updates as they become available.