Hamas ceasefire in Gaza takes effect

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A ceasefire deal agreed between Israel and Hamas has gone into effect after a nearly three-hour delay during which Israeli attacks killed at least 19 Palestinians.

Hamas said it had sent the list of names, and Israeli officials confirmed receipt. Hamas named the hostages it was to release on Sunday as Romi Gonen, Doron Steinbrecher and Emily Damari.

Israel did not immediately confirm the names.

However, one of the groups representing the families of hostages in Gaza, the Hostage and Missing Families Forum, said it welcomes the news of their expected release and released short profiles of the three women.

Once the ceasefire implementation took place earlier today, civilians started to celebrate.