Israeli Cabinet minister Yuval Steinitz confirmed reports that Israel has agreed to extend a 12-hour truce with the militant group Hamas fighting in the Gaza Strip by four additional hours as the Palestinian death toll tops 1,000. Steinitz confirmed the decision, which he says was made by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the country’s defense minister, on an Israeli television station Saturday, the Associated Press reports. Prior to the Israeli announcement, a Hamas official had indicated the group was open to continuing the ceasefire.