Israel says it wouldn’t pause the fighting this morning, unless it received the names of the first three hostages to be returned.
That list has now been handed over and includes 28-year-old British-Israeli Emily Damari of Croydon, who’ll be freed from two o’clock this afternoon.
The deal will also see dozens of Palestinian prisoners released, and aid enter Gaza.
Treasury minister Darren Jones is hopeful things are moving forward: