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00:00Displaced Palestinians in Gaza begin their return home after Israel Hamas' fire comes into effect.
00:11Three Israeli hostages were picked up by the Red Cross from Gaza and were handed over to the Israeli military.
00:22Protesters in Kiev demand more information from the Ukrainian government about the location of their missing loved ones.
00:31Thousands of displaced Palestinians in the Gaza Strip began their return home on Sunday following a ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel.
00:43Dozens of people took to the streets in the southern city of Han Yunis to celebrate even before the agreement came into effect.
00:50The long-awaited ceasefire finally began on Sunday morning after Hamas released the names of the three female hostages
00:57the group was preparing to release to Israeli officials.
01:01It ushers in an initial six-week period of calm that potentially brings the 15-month conflict to an end.
01:08Meanwhile, an Israeli airstrike reportedly killed at least 19 people in the Gaza Strip.
01:14According to local officials in Han Yunis, the airstrike came two hours before the ceasefire began.
01:20Across the border, around 95 trucks carrying humanitarian aid entered the Rafah crossing before being allowed into the Gaza Strip on Sunday.
01:29The crossing at Rafah, Gaza's main gateway to the outside world, has been closed since the Israeli army took over the area last May.
01:38Three Israeli women held hostage by Hamas for 471 days were picked up by the Red Cross from Gaza and were handed over to the Israeli military.
01:50In footage by Al Jazeera, a large crowd can be seen gathered in Saraya Square in Gaza City surrounding the van carrying the three women.
02:00Meanwhile, the IDF released images of military personnel setting up a facility where the hostages would receive initial treatment before going to the hospital.
02:09The three women were released in exchange for 90 Palestinian prisoners.
02:14It comes as part of a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas which went into effect Sunday morning.
02:20Once the ceasefire took hold, eight trucks were seen crossing into Gaza at the Rafah crossing from Egypt.
02:27Thousands of Palestinians were also seen returning to the remains of the homes they had evacuated during the 15-month war.
02:41Thousands of people have attended a rally in Kiev to demand the Ukrainian government do more to secure the release of prisoners of war held in Russia.
02:49They are also demanding authorities step up efforts to locate missing loved ones.
02:54There have been semi-regular protests in Ukraine to demand answers about the whereabouts of family members missing in the war.
03:01Protesters have expressed their frustration over what they say is the government's poor communication and lack of clarity.
03:08Russia and Ukraine have carried out intermittent prisoner of war exchanges since the earliest days of the war, the last of which took place in December.
03:16Meanwhile, at least three people were killed in a Russian missile and drone strike on Kiev in the early hours of Saturday morning.
03:23The city's military administration said three people were injured in the attack.
03:28The statement said the air force shot down two missiles and 24 drones.
03:33A water supply pipeline was also damaged and a metro station was closed.
03:44More and more drivers from the south of Romania and even from Bucharest are traveling to Bulgaria to fill up their cars with cheaper fuel.
03:52Romania and Bulgaria joined the Schengen area on the 1st of January.
03:56The removal of the border checks has made it easier to travel between the two countries.
04:12In Bulgaria, both gasoline and diesel are significantly cheaper.
04:16As a result, those who are crossing the Danube managed to save more than 50 lei on a full tank.
04:36In Romania, fuel prices have been rising steadily.
04:40Economists say the increase is a result of the government's repeated decision to raise fuel excise duties.