The Israeli prison service said it had freed nearly 2000 mostly Palestinian detainees as part of a Gaza ceasefire deal.
Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump, alongside other regional leaders, signed the Gaza peace deal during a summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, hailing it as a "very important signing".
- CNN
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The US president was flying to Israel which was waiting for Hamas to release Israeli hostages. Audio
There is any number of ways the ceasefire could fall over - perhaps within days.
White House insiders say Jared Kushner played a vital role in clinching the first phase of a peace plan.
Hundreds of thousands of exhausted Palestinians returned to their devastated homes Gaza City on Saturday, one day after Israel declared a ceasefire.
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