The long-awaited ceasefire in Gaza has come into force after a last-minute delay and thousands of Gazans are beginning to return home
The first three Israeli female hostages are expected to be freed later .Hamas has named them as 31-year-old Doron Steinbrecher, dual British-Israeli Emily Damari, 28, and 24-year-old Romi Gonen
The ceasefire was delayed for nearly three hours after Hamas failed to give Israel the names of the three hostages in time - Hamas blamed "technical field reasons"
Up until the ceasefire began, Israel continued to carry out strikes on Gaza, killing 19 people, according to the Hamas-run civil defence agency
Hamas attacked Israel on 7 October 2023, killing about 1,200 people and taking 251 back to Gaza as hostages
The attack triggered a massive Israeli offensive on Gaza, during which more than 46,800 Palestinians have been killed, according to the Hamas-run health ministry
