The first day of a long-awaited ceasefire agreement with Israel saw the release of three Israeli women hostages kidnapped by Hamas in Gaza.
Israel claims that 91 of the 251 hostages are still missing 15 months after the strikes on October 7, 2023, but it only thinks that 57 of them are still alive.
A week-long ceasefire in November 2023 was part of an earlier agreement between Israel and Hamas that resulted in the release of 81 Israelis and 24 foreigners, bringing the total number of hostages liberated from captivity to 120.
