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The ceasefire began Sunday after Hamas supplied a list of the hostages slated for return to Israel.
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Israel and Hamas have initiated the first of several hostage and prisoner exchanges that will take place as part of a ceasefire deal.
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NBC News video showed several armed Hamas militants on top of vehicles driving through crowds and celebrating the ceasefire deal after a three-hour delay. Israel delayed the ceasefire after it said Hamas failed to produce names of the first three hostages set to be released.
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Romi Gonen, Doron Steinbrecher and Emily Damari are set to be freed 471 days after being taken hostage.
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A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas was delayed from going into effect Sunday morning in the Gaza Strip after Israeli officials said Hamas had yet to provide a list of names of the hostages it planned to release under the truce deal agreed days ago.
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After 470 days of death, a tentative cease-fire began on Sunday in Gaza. But Palestinians could not be sure that the war had ended, and Israelis fear that many hostages will still remain in Gaza.
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There are men, women and children on the list of 33 to be released from Gaza. Two are U.S. citizens. Israel is set to free hundreds of prisoners in exchange for them.
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