Gaza ceasefire begins with release of three Israeli hostages
Hundreds of aid trucks queue to enter Gaza as territory awaits release of 90 Palestinian prisoners
Israel and Hamas have begun a long-awaited ceasefire in Gaza with the release of three Israeli female hostages in exchange for 90 Palestinians held in Israeli jails, in the first tentative steps to end 15 months of brutal war that has claimed almost 47,000 Palestinian lives in the coastal strip.
As the fighting ceased, hundreds of aid trucks queued to enter Gaza to deliver supplies to its 2.3 million residents, 90% of whom have been displaced by the conflict, many multiple times.
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