Three US citizens to be released in truce deal

Three US citizens held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip are expected to be released as part of the truce and prisoner swap, a senior US official said according to Reuters.

One of the hostages is a 3-year-old girl whose parents were amongst the more than 1,200 people killed in Hamas' 7 October attack, the official said. Two American women will also be released.

The official told reporters that it was likely more hostages will be released once the temporary truce takes hold.