What We Know About the Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire

A cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas went into effect on Sunday, the first pause in the fighting for more than a year, as three hostages were released from Gaza and reunited with family members.

In Gaza, joyful Palestinians honked car horns and blasted music in the central city of Deir al Balah, where celebratory gunfire rang out and children ran around in the streets.

Hours later, Israel still had not released 90 Palestinian prisoners, all women or minors, who were to be freed as part of the first of a series of scheduled exchanges for the hostages held in Gaza. Qadura Fares, the Palestinian commissioner for prisoners’ affairs, accused Israel of seeking to dampen celebrations by delaying the prisoners’ release until late at night.

Here is a look at the terms of the agreement and what is happening so far as the truce begins.

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What’s in the agreement?

The cease-fire deal starts with an initial phase lasting six weeks. In all, 33 hostages and more than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners are to be released. Six hundred trucks carrying humanitarian relief will be allowed into Gaza each day, though how the aid will be distributed is not clear.