Three hostages were handed over to Israeli forces — the first of 33 expected to be freed over the next six weeks in exchange for some 1,900 Palestinians. The deal follows months of negotiations.

Three Israeli hostages and 90 Palestinian prisoners were released as phase one of the ceasefire began. Hours before Jan. 19, after the Supreme Court upheld a law that would require TikTok be sold to a U.

A ceasefire in the War in Gaza took effect on Sunday as Hamas released the first three hostages it has held for 15 months during its fighting with Israel.