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Romi Gonen, Doron Steinbrecher and Emily Damari are set to be freed 471 days after being taken hostage.

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Romi Gonen, Emily Damari and Doron Steinbrecher were named as the first 3 people who would be released on Sunday -- as officials expect 30 more hostages to be released from Hamas captivity, but a timeline was not announced on the releases.

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Israel confirmed Sunday Sagui Dekel-Chen, Keith Siegel, and the entire Bibas family were on the list of Gaza-held captives that will be freed.

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BBC Middle East Correspondent Rushdi Abualouf says people in Gaza are wary about what the future holds.

People in Jerusalem have mixed feelings as a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas begins.

A ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas has come into effect after 15 months of war that has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza and inflamed tensions in the Middle East.

The start time was set back by several hours as Israel waited for Hamas to name the three hostages it will free on Sunday.

Attacks between guerrilla groups have also seen thousands displaced from the country's Catatumbo region.

With the ceasefire now in effect, it hopes to bring an end to the most destructive chapter in the almost 77 year-long conflict between Israelis and Palestinians.

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Investigators have been granted 20 days to bring Yoon to trial over his short-lived martial law decree.

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Long-awaited truce has begun after last minute tensions between Israel and Hamas, clearing the way for hostages to be released after 15 months of captivity

Israeli hostages held captive by Hamas for over a year have been freed as the cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas went into effect despite an 11th-hour snag threatening to upend the fragile accord.

BBC Tech Correspondent Lily Jamali explains what happened and what it means for the popular platform.