Briton Emily Damari is among the three hostages set to be released today as part of the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas.
The truce had been delayed this morning when the terroist group failed to hand over the list of names 24 hours ahead of time as stated as part of the agreement.
But at 10.35am local time, more than two hours after the ceasefire was due to come into force, a Hamas armed wing spokesperson confirmed in a post on Telegram that the list had finally been handed over.
They had blamed the delay on bringing a pause of 15 months of war on a ‘technical’ issue.
The Israeli military continued to carry out airstrikes in northern and central Gaza, killing at least eight Palestinians, the Palestinian civil emergency service has said.
The Israeli prime minister’s office confirmed the ceasefire would begin at 11.15am local time, nearly three hours after the initial agreement.
Gazans were seen celebrating and cheering at 8.30am local time in the central city of Deir el-Balah when the deal was supposed to come into effect.