Israel says it expects to receive all its remaining living captives from Gaza early on Monday, a key step in the ceasefire now in effect.

Speaking on Sunday, government spokeswoman Shosh Bedrosian said Israel anticipates all 20 living captives will be returned together in the early hours of Monday.

As in previous exchanges during the two-year war, the captives will first be handed over to the Red Cross, which will transport them to an Israeli military base inside Gaza for initial medical checks before they proceed to Israel to reunite with their families.

Once that process is complete, Israel will begin releasing Palestinian prisoners, Bedrosian said. They will be freed “once Israel has confirmation that all of our hostages set to be released tomorrow are across the border into Israel”,

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