After 15 months of war, a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took effect on Sunday morning.

On day one of the Gaza ceasefire, 3 Israeli hostages, 90 Palestinian prisoners, including women, children, freed, igniting hopes for peace.

UN Women released a statement in response to the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, calling it news that “brings relief for the one million women and children” in Gaza who have been subjected to Israeli attacks over the last 15 months.

President Mahmoud Abbas received the Gaza Relief, Early Recovery and Emergency Response Plan, which was prepared by the Palestinian government to address the emergency situation in the Gaza Strip. The handover took place on Sunday during a meeting with Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates,

Palestinians celebrated on the streets of Gaza as guns fell silent. Israelis gathered in Tel Aviv’s “Hostages Square” to watch news of the returnees.

The 90 Palestinian prisoners that were in Israeli custody have been released, an Israeli prison service spokesperson said in a statement early Monday morning local time – about 80 minutes past the conclusion of Day 1 of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and hostage exchange deal.

Tel Aviv — Israeli military strikes killed more than 600 people in the Gaza Strip in the first 10 days ... Abu Fkheida at Birzeit University in Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took hold in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, ushering in an initial six-week period of calm and raising hopes for the release of dozens of militant-held hostages and

Israel has freed 90 Palestinian prisoners and detainees. The release came early Monday, more than seven hours after three Israeli hostages released from Hamas captivity in Gaza returned to Israel.

Israel says troops fired on masked gunmen in Gaza, but it remains committed to the ceasefire as it continues a new offensive in the West Bank.