The ceasefire was delayed after Israel said Hamas had failed to produce the names of the first three hostages expected to be released on Sunday under the truce.

It paves the way for the release of Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails. It started three hours later than expected. Hamas said the delay was connected to "technical field reasons,

Gaza’s Civil Defense said 19 people were killed in the nearly three-hour delay from when the ceasefire was set to be enforced.