The three were met by their mothers in Israel, the military announced on Sunday, hours after the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took hold.
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00:00Three Israeli women held hostage by Hamas for 471 days were picked up by the Red Cross
00:08from Gaza and were handed over to the Israeli military.
00:11In footage by Al Jazeera, a large crowd can be seen gathered in Saraya Square in Gaza
00:17City surrounding the van carrying the three women.
00:22Meanwhile, the IDF released images of military personnel setting up a facility where the
00:28hostages would receive initial treatment before going to the hospital.
00:32The three women were released in exchange for 90 Palestinian prisoners.
00:37It comes as part of a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas which went into effect
00:42Sunday morning.
00:44Once the ceasefire took hold, aid trucks were seen crossing into Gaza at the Rafah crossing
00:49from Egypt.
00:51Thousands of Palestinians were also seen returning to the remains of the homes they had evacuated
00:56during the 15-month war.