The first seven hostages released from Gaza have reached Israel, according to the Israel Defence Forces (IDF).
Hamas has released the first living hostages as part of the first phase of a Gaza ceasefire agreement.
The Israeli military confirmed they were in their custody after the release was overseen by the Red Cross.
The seven people released are: Gali Berman, Ziv Berman, Eitan Abraham Mor, Omri Miran, Matan Angrest, Alon Ohel and Guy Gilboa-Dalal, according to the Israel Defence Forces (IDF).
There was no immediate information on their condition after being held in Gaza for 737 days.
Earlier on Monday, Hamas published the names of the 20 living hostages that are expected to be released.
The list by Hamas’ military wing, the Al-Qassam Brigades, matches the list provided by Israel.
Hamas said it would release the following people: Matan Angrest, Elkana Bohbot, Ariel Cunio, Guy Gilboa-Dalal, Segev Kalfon, Eitan Abraham Mor, Avinatan Or, Ziv Berman, Rom Braslavski, David Cunio, Maxim Herkin, Bar Kupershtein, Yosef-Chaim Ohana, Matan Zangauker, Gali Berman, Nimrod Cohen, Evyatar David, Eitan Horn, Omri Miran and Alon Ohel.
Hamas also released a list of more than 1,900 Palestinian prisoners it said will be released by Israeli authorities.
Red Cross buses were seen making their way through destroyed buildings and rubble in Khan Younis in southern Gaza early on Monday.
Under the terms of the deal, which came into effect on Friday, Hamas has until 12pm local time (10am BST) to return all the hostages held in Gaza.
The International Committee of the Red Cross is overseeing the releases.
US President Donald Trump has landed in Israel to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after the US brokered the deal between Israel and Hamas.
Speaking to reporters on board Air Force One, Trump said “the war is over, you understand that.”
Israeli hostages released will receive a welcome kit including clothing, personal equipment, a laptop, a mobile and a tablet, according to the Israeli prime minister’s office. Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sara, added a note for each welcoming them home.
Thousands of people have gathered in Tel Aviv to await the release of the hostages. Families and friends of hostages broke out into cheers as Israeli television channels announced that the hostages were in the hands of the Red Cross.
The first phase of the ceasefire plan also includes Israeli troop withdrawals from Gaza City, Rafah, Khan Younis, and the north, the opening of five crossings for aid, as well as the release of Palestinian prisoners by Monday morning.
Israel is to free some 250 Palestinians serving prison sentences, as well as around 1,700 people seized from Gaza over the past two years and held without charge.
A copy of the signed ceasefire deal said mediators and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will facilitate the exchange of the hostages and prisoners without public ceremonies or media coverage.
World leaders will gather in Egypt for a summit later on Monday, expected to be hosted by Donald Trump and the Egyptian president as part of efforts to secure a lasting peace.
British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer will also attend the signing ceremony of the Gaza Peace Plan at the summit.
The PM will announce £20 million of UK aid to ensure water, sanitation and hygiene services reach tens of thousands of civilians across Gaza.
The ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas came into effect on Friday, following three days of intensive negotiations in Sharm El-Sheikh between the two sides mediated by Egypt, Qatar, Turkey and the United States.
As the truce continued over the weekend, tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians made the journey to north Gaza to their destroyed homes, having been forced to flee south by Israeli bombardment.
Much-needed aid was also ramped up on Sunday. The Israeli defence body in charge of humanitarian aid in Gaza, COGAT, said about 600 trucks a day will enter.
Aid trucks were seen entering the Rafah crossing between Egypt and Gaza on Sunday morning, delivering much-needed medical supplies, tents, blankets, food and fuel.
The Gaza war was triggered when Hamas-led militants launched a surprise attack on Israel on October 7 2023, killing some 1,200 people and taking 251 hostage.
In Israel’s ensuing offensive, more than 67,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza and nearly 170,000 wounded, according to Gaza’s Hamas-run Health Ministry, which does not differentiate between civilians and combatants but says around half the deaths were women and children.
The United Nations and many independent experts consider the ministry’s figures to be the most reliable estimate of wartime casualties.
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