The ceasefire ushers in an initial six-week period of calm and raises hopes for the release of dozens of militant-held hostages and an end to the devastating 15-month war.

Israel has said the hostages were killed shortly before its forces reached the tunnel in Rafah in which they were found.

Israel says the group were killed shortly before its forces reached the tunnel in which they were discovered.

Israel and Hamas agreed early on Wednesday to a ceasefire in Gaza for at least four days

The comedy C*A*U*G*H*T follows soldiers who find fame after a hostage video goes viral.

An “unstable” armed man who seized more than a dozen hostages on a long-distance bus in Ukraine has been detained after a stand-off that lasted for over 12 hours.

An armed man has seized a long-distance bus and taken people in it hostage in north-western Ukraine, launching an hours-long standoff with police, authorities said.

An armed man is holding around 20 people hostage after seizing control of a bus in north-western Ukraine, police have said. Police have sealed off the centre of Lutsk, a city 250 miles west of Kyiv.