Shotlist Sderot, Israel - Jan 19, 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 1. Various of landscape, trees, houses of Gaza Strip in distance Gaza City, Gaza Strip - Jan 16, 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 2. Various of destroyed buildings, displaced people FILE: Doha, Qatar - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 3. National flag of Qatar 4. Various of sea, buildings Storyline Hamas handed over three Israeli hostages on Sunday as part of a long-awaited ceasefire deal between the warring parties. Three Israeli women, released from Hamas captivity in Gaza, arrived in Israel the same day, the first day that a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas took effect, according to Israeli officials. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed on Sunday afternoon that the three released Israeli women had returned to Israel. The Israeli Prime Minister's Office issued a statement welcoming the return of the three to Israel, emphasizing that the country will continue efforts to secure the safe return of all detainees. The three -- Emily Damari, 28, a British-Israeli; Doron Steinbrecher, 30, a veterinary nurse; and Romi Gonen, 23, were handed over to the International Committee of the Red Cross in Gaza on Sunday afternoon. They are the first of 33 Israeli hostages expected to be released. Under the three-phase pact, Sunday marked the beginning of six weeks of calm, ending more than 15 months of intensive Israeli strikes that left Gaza in ruins and killed more than 46,900 Palestinians, according to an update from Gaza's health authorities. In a gradual release, Hamas will free every week about three to four hostages. In return, Israel will release hundreds of Palestinian detainees held in Israeli jails. The first 90, mostly women and children from the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, are set to be released later on Sunday. Meanwhile, Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani met with a delegation from Palestinian factions in Doha to discuss the latest developments in the Gaza ceasefire agreement. Al Thani stressed the need for full implementation of the agreement to achieve lasting peace and stability in the region. In addition, the prime minister reaffirmed Qatar’s steadfast support for the Palestinian cause, the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people, and the establishment of their independent state along the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital.