All living hostages held in Gaza are set to be released on Monday following the agreement of a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas.

Israeli government spokesperson Shosh Bedrosian said the hostages are expected to be released at one time to the Red Cross, then driven to a military base to reunite with families or, if needed, immediately to a hospital. After the hostages are freed, Israel is set to release about 2,000 Palestinian detainees and receive the 28 hostages believed to be dead.

An international task force will start working to locate deceased hostages who are not returned within 72 hours, said Gal Hirsch, Israel’s coordinator for the hostages and the missing. Officials have said the search for their bodies, possibly under rubble, could take time.

22:24 Chiara Fiorill

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