Summary

  • Emily Damari - the British-Israeli national who was released from 15 months' captivity in Gaza on Sunday - is in "high spirits", her mother Mandy tells a news conference in Israel

  • Damari was one of three Israeli hostages freed as the Gaza ceasefire began - 90 Palestinian prisoners were freed later from an Israeli prison

  • UN chief Antonio Guterres says the agency has been increasing aid into Gaza since the ceasefire began, adding 630 trucks entered yesterday

  • But displaced Palestinians are returning to find their homes reduced to rubble

  • The fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is in its second day - but there is still uncertainty at what lies ahead, our correspondent writes

Drone footage reveals destruction in Khan Younis

Live Reporting

Edited by Rorey Bosotti

  1. Ceasefire deal says names of hostages should be provided 24 hours before exchange

    Joel Gunter
    Reporting from Jerusalem

    With less than half an hour to go before the ceasefire is due to begin, Israel is still waiting for the names of the three hostages expected to be released today, according to the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

    According to the ceasefire agreement, the names should be provided at least 24 hours before the planned exchange, which is supposed to happen sometime after 16:00 local time today.

    The statement said that Netanyahu had instructed the Israeli military not to continue with ceasefire preparations until the list of names had been received.

    As of late last night, the location of the hostage exchange was also unclear, with the Israeli military preparing three separate possible locations near the border with southern, central, and northern Gaza.

    Hamas has said the delay was for "technical reasons".

    So it remains unclear how this failure on their part will affect the start of the ceasefire, which was due to have come into force at 06:30 GMT

  2. Analysis

    Another sign of how many obstacles have impeded peace

    Mark Lowen
    Reporting from Tel Aviv

    Even in the minutes before the ceasefire is due to begin, the Israeli government says it is still waiting for the names of the three hostages slated for release today.

    Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office now says the truce will not come into force until the list is delivered: another sign of how many obstacles have impeded peace.

    Inside Gaza, Israeli troops are reported to be pulling back from some positions ahead of the deal, which would see dozens of Palestinians released today from Israeli detention in return for the hostages: a pattern that would continue over the next six weeks.

    Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned last night that this was in his words “a temporary ceasefire”, and that Israel reserved the right to resume the war. Two sides divided by so much, but united by suffering, are holding their breath.

  3. Israeli PM says Gaza ceasefire delayed
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    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says a ceasefire in Gaza has been delayed until Hamas releases a list of hostages.

    A statement from his office says he instructed the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) not to begin the ceasefire, which was scheduled to take effect at 8:30 local time (06:30 GMT).

    Hamas says the delay is due to "technical field reasons".

    The Israeli leader warned last night that the first phase of the deal to stop fighting in Gaza was “a temporary ceasefire”, and that Israel reserved the right to resume the war, with US backing, if it was to break down.

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