Deir Al-Balah (Gaza Strip), Jan 19 (AP) A Red Cross convoy is on its way to pick up the first Israeli hostages in Gaza.

It is not clear how long the process will take before the hostages will be handed over. Three women are set to be the first released in the ceasefire that began earlier Sunday.

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Israeli media are reporting that the army has asked the mothers of the three hostages to come to a meeting point at a base next to the Gaza border. (AP)

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