Despite the three-hour delay to the ceasefire this morning, key mediator Qatar suggests, externalthe release of the first three female hostages is still on for today - we've got details on the three here, APA reports citing BBC.
"They are three Israeli citizens, one of whom holds Romanian citizenship and the other British citizenship," Qatar says. "Thus, the ceasefire has begun."
The release of the first three hostages is supposed to happen sometime after 16:00 local time (14:00 GMT) today.
In a statement, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu's office also says four other living female hostages could be freed in seven days.
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