The ceasefire agreement took effect at 11:15 a.m. local time on Sunday after several hours of delay as Israel accused Hamas of delaying the release of a list of prisoners scheduled for release. . It was originally scheduled to start at 8:30 a.m. local time (0630 GMT).
Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza since October 7, 2023 has killed nearly 47,000 people, mostly women and children, and injured more than 110,700 others, according to local health authorities.
Gaza resistance forces release first three prisoners:
The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas released the first three prisoners and transferred them to the Israeli army by the Red Cross.
The Prime Minister’s Office confirmed that Romi Gonen (24 years old), Emily Damari (28 years old), and Doron Steinbrecher (31 years old) are in the hands of the Israeli military.
Kassam Spocks gives a live speech:
Qassam Brigades announced on Sunday that the brigade’s spokesperson, Abu Obeida, will be broadcasting live on the brigade’s Telegram channel at 6 a.m. local time.
The Red Cross begins the process of accepting prisoners:
According to Al Jazeera, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has begun the process of accepting three prisoners held in the Gaza Strip, Israeli Channel 12 reported.
Separately, a source involved in the operation told Reuters that an ICRC team in Gaza was on its way to retrieve the prisoners.
According to reports, the Red Cross is expected to take the women to a special military unit in Gaza. From there, they will be taken to an Israeli military facility near Gaza where they will undergo an initial medical examination before being taken to a hospital, where they will meet their families.
World Food Program aid truck begins crossing into Gaza:
According to the United Nations food agency, trucks carrying humanitarian supplies have begun entering Gaza through the Karem Abu Salem (known to Israelis as Kerem Shalom) crossing in the south and another crossing in Zikim in the north.
The group said its first truck would carry parcels of flour and ready-to-eat food “for people in need,” with the aim of delivering daily food via routes from Egypt, Jordan and Israel. He added that
“This ceasefire is critical to the humanitarian response. Security and access must be ensured.”
Video: Hamas releases video footage declaring victory:
After the Gaza ceasefire and the withdrawal of the Zionist regime Israel from the Gaza Strip, the Hamas resistance movement released the song “Declaration of Victory”.
Aid trucks enter Gaza through the Erez crossing in Beit Hanoun:
Anadolu Agency reported that aid trucks are preparing to enter war-torn Gaza as the ceasefire takes effect, with UNRWA announcing that 4,000 trucks are ready for deliveries.
“UNRWA is preparing 4,000 trucks loaded with aid for Gaza, half of them carrying food and flour,” the UN agency said on its X account.
UNRWA Director-General Philippe Lazzarini warned that attacks on aid convoys in the Gaza Strip “may decline as humanitarian aid comes in after the ceasefire.”
Hamas releases three prisoners today.
The families of three Israeli female prisoners of war are awaiting the release of their members as a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian resistance forces in the Gaza Strip takes effect on Sunday, French newspaper 24 reported.
Hamas announced on Sunday that it had handed over the names of the three captured women to ceasefire brokers.
British-Israeli woman Emily Damari is among the first three prisoners Hamas plans to release today, Sky News reported. The other two hostages were Romi Gonen (24 years old) and Doron Steinbrecher (31 years old).
Displaced Palestinians return to what remains of their homeland.
Displaced Palestinian families are returning to their homelands, including in northern, central and southern Gaza Strip, after a ceasefire went into effect early Sunday.
Al Jazeera reported that a displaced Palestinian man named Anwar said he wanted to return to Rafah despite reports that his home was destroyed during the war.
“I will go there and look for a place where I can pitch a tent to live with my family of eight,” he told Al Jazeera in Khan Yunis.
“I have to go back to my city. I have to go back to where I was born.”
He said the months-long war had been a “nightmare”.
“It was a nightmare, a nightmare, literally a nightmare. It was like we were dreaming and then we woke up again,” Anwar said.
He said he and his family were living in flimsy tents without enough food or water, and the prices of goods were “horribly” high.
“We thank God for everything and we thank the Lord Almighty. We hope that the ceasefire agreement will continue and that there will be no difficulties in the coming period and that everything will be fine,” he said.
MNA