* A fragile four-day truce begun at 7am local time (12am ET and 5am GMT)
* The 13 Israeli and 12 Thai hostages are the first of 50 expected to be freed
The first group of hostages have been released from Gaza after 48 days of captivity as part of a truce deal between Israel and Hamas that went into effect this morning.
Thirteen Israeli women and children and 12 Thai hostages, who were kidnapped and taken into the territory by the terror group in its October 7 attack on Israel, were finally freed today after an agonising wait.
Israeli media reported the hostages had been transferred by Hamas to the Red Cross, then on to the Egyptians, before crossing into Egypt. They will next be given to the IDF who will transfer them by helicopter to a hospital in central Israel.
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Live Updates
Live updates | Israel-Hamas truce begins; 13 Israeli and 12 Thai hostages are reportedly released -- AP
Live Updates: First hostages released after Israel-Hamas truce begins -- CNN
Follow live: First hostages freed under Israel-Hamas truce deal on their way to Egypt -- France 24
Live: Israeli hostages reported to be in Egypt after being released by Hamas -- BBC
Israel-Hamas war live: first freed Israeli hostages cross into Egypt, local media says; 12 Thai hostages released -- The Guardian
Live Updates: Israel-Hamas war live: Hamas releases first Gaza captives amid truce -- Al Jazeera
Israel - Hamas Truce Begins. Hostages Being Released
Israeli media say Hamas has released 13 Israeli hostages -- AP
Israeli hostages handed over to Red Cross, on way to border crossing with Egypt -- France 24
First hostages arrive in Egypt, Israeli soldiers say -- France 24
13 Israeli hostages have crossed into Egypt after 49 days of Gaza captivity -- Times of Israel
Delicate process to exchange hostages for prisoners begins, but no end in sight to Israel-Gaza war -- ABC News Australia
Hamas releases Israeli and Thai hostages from Gaza, officials say -- CNN
Israel due to release 39 Palestinian detainees -- BBC
Cease-fire brings respite for Gaza's civilian population -- DW
Palestinians return to destroyed homes in Gaza as Israel-Hamas truce begins -- Al Jazeera
What we know about Israel-Hamas Gaza deal on hostages -- BBC
How the hostage deal came about: Negotiations stumbled, but persistence finally won out -- AP
Hamas-Israel: Qatar's foreign policy balancing act pays off -- DW
What can we expect from the four-day truce between Israel and Hamas in Gaza? -- France 24