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Live updates: Gaza ceasefire begins; three Israeli hostages arrive in Israel as Gaza
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Three released hostages back in Israel after being freed in Gaza ceasefire
As a reminder: A ceasefire in Gaza was meant to come into effect about an hour ago, but Israel said this could not happen until Hamas announced which hostages it was planning to free today. According to the text of the ceasefire deal, names should be provided at least 24 hours before a release takes place.
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Israel-Hamas live updates: Released hostages cross into Israel
Once the guns fell silent, Palestinians celebrated in the streets of Gaza while Israelis streamed into Tel Aviv’s “Hostages Square” to await their return.
The first three hostages were released Sunday after the ceasefire officially began. A total of 33 hostages will be released in the first phase of the deal.
The first stage of a truce between Israel and Hamas prompted celebrations in Gaza and hope for an end to the 15-month war. Three Israeli hostages were expected to be freed on Sunday, along with dozens of Palestinian prisoners.
The Israel-Hamas war has devastated the Gaza Strip. Satellite photos offer some sense of the destruction in the territory.
Israelis take to the Tel Aviv streets to watch Romi Gonen, Emily Damari and Doron Steinbrecher be released after 471 days in Hamas captivity
Three hostages were handed over to Israeli forces — the first of 33 expected to be freed over the next six weeks in exchange for some 1,900 Palestinians. The deal follows months of negotiations.
The 42-day first phase of the ceasefire should see a total of 33 hostages returned and hundreds of Palestinian terrorists released.
Hamas returns three Israeli hostages and displaced Gazans begin to return to what's left of their communities as day one of a ceasefire gets off to a shaky start.
Even before the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas was fully in place Sunday, Palestinians in the war-battered Gaza Strip began to return to the remains of the homes they had evacuated during the 15-month war.
The agreement is set to halt a 15-month-old war between Israel and Hamas that has decimated the Strip, killed nearly 47,000 Palestinians and 1,200 Israelis, and destabilised the Middle East.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the cease-fire would not begin until Hamas provides the names of the three hostages it was set to release later Sunday in exchange for scores of Palestinian prisoners.
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