Hostages
The Israeli army announced on Saturday it received three Israeli hostages from teams of the Red Cross.
Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas handed four female Israeli soldier hostages over to the International Committee of the Red Cross on Saturday, live TV showed.
The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced earlier that the Gaza ceasefire will come into effect on 11:15 AM local time.
Hamas's armed wing Al-Qassam Brigades spokesman Abu Obaida named the first three female captives set to be released today.
On this first day of the ceasefire, the initial three captives— all women— are set to be released by Hamas, allowing them to reunite with their families.
Hamas's Al-Qassam Brigades published a video clip of three female Israeli hostages sending a message to the Israeli government, led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Islamic State on Friday claimed a shooting in the southwestern French town of Trebes, but gave no evidence.
Three people were killed in southwestern France on Friday when a gunman held up a car, opened fire on police and then took hostages in a supermarket.
French authorities said that a police operation is taking place in a small town in southern France after a police officer was shot and wounded
Ukrainian police on Saturday freed the remaining hostages being held in a post office by an man believed to be strapped with explosives.
The 2017 Georgian hijacking thriller "Hostages" will screen on the final day of the 39th Cairo International Film Festival.
Burkina Faso security forces killed three suspected jihadist attackers at a restaurant in central Ouagadougou but there are still people trapped inside the building.
