Watch live as crowds gather in Tel Aviv as the Israel and Hamas ceasefire sees hostages released on Sunday (19 January) after 470 days.

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Tears streamed down the faces of those in awe of the moment; after 470 days of Hamas captivity, three female hostages are not only alive but they're back in Israel.

Israel released early Monday morning, the Israel Prison Service confirmed, the first group of 90 Palestinian prisoners, mostly women and children, as part of the ceasefire agreement in Gaza. The release comes after Hamas handed over three Israeli hostages,

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

Amid the joy Sunday were fears the ceasefire could collapse at any moment, leaving more than 90 hostages in Hamas captivity.

Doctors at Sheba Medical Center said the three women are in stable condition, but little is known about what the former captives went through in Gaza.

The detainees released by Tel Aviv included 69 women, 12 men and several minors sentenced for offences such as disorderly conduct.

Palestinians have expressed their shock at the devastation wrought on Gaza by 15 months of war on the second day of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.Displaced Gazan Mohamed Gomaa, who lost his brother and nephew in the conflict,