The Red Cross said:" we helped release 128 Palestinian detainees and they were transferred to Gaza and the West Bank, and 4 female hostages were safely transferred from the Gaza Strip and handed over to the Israeli authorities", Al Qahera News channel reported.
The ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip and the hostages and prisoner exchange deal entered into force, the first phase of which is 42 days.
The ceasefire was scheduled to begin in the Gaza Strip at 8:30 a.m. today, but Israel announced that the truce would not enter into force until it received a list of the names of the three female detainees