A Red Cross convoy has been handed three hostages including British-Israeli Emily Damari, 28 - along with Romi Gonen and ...

The first three Israeli hostages have reunited with their families in emotional scenes, after being released under the Israel-Hamas ceasefire following 471 days in captivity.

In central Tel Aviv, there was elation among the crowd who had waited for hours for the news of their release.

Celebrations erupted across the war-ravaged territory and some Palestinians began returning to their homes despite the delay.