Ninety Palestinian prisoners have been released as part of the first phase of a long-awaited ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas.

Earlier, on Sunday, three Israeli hostages were released by Hamas to the Red Cross in Gaza City hours after a ceasefire began, before being handed to the Israeli military.

Hamas says for every hostage released, 30 Palestinian prisoners will be released from Israeli jails.

While celebrating the much-awaited ceasefire deal, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros  Ghebreyesus, has warned that “addressing the massive health needs and restoring the health system in Gaza will be a complex and challenging task, given the scale of destruction”, but confirmed that more than 630 trucks carrying humanitarian aid have now entered Gaza, with at least 300 of them headed towards the north of the strip.