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A ceasefire in the Gaza Strip has taken effect following an almost three-hour delay after Hamas was late to name the three hostage it plans to release

The three women were in stable condition, Sheba Medical Center said, and authorities released footage of them reuniting with their families, hugging fiercely and sobbing.

News that Israel and Hamas have reached a hostage release deal after 15 months of war in Gaza is bittersweet for Ruth Strum -- one of her sons is expected to be freed, but a second will be left behind in captivity for now.

The first three hostages were released from Gaza, and the first Palestinian prisoners were freed from Israeli custody, as a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took hold following 15 months of war,

A Red Cross convoy is on its way to pick up the first Israeli hostages in Gaza. It is not clear how long the process will take before the hostages

Celebrations erupted across the war-ravaged territory and some Palestinians began returning to their homes despite the delay.

Celebrations erupted across the war-ravaged territory and some Palestinians began returning to their homes despite the delay.

TEL AVIV/SDEROT, Israel (Reuters ... when Hamas gunmen attacked a string of communities around the Gaza Strip in the early hours of Oct. 7, 2023, killing around 1,200 civilians and soldiers ...

Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians streamed into Gaza's most heavily destroyed area after Israel lifted its closure of the north for the first time since the early weeks of the

(AP Photo/Nasser Nasser) An Israeli army flare is seen over the Gaza Strip, as seen from Sderot, southern Israel, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov) Smoke rises following an Israeli ...