Cease-fires in the region often require some time to take hold, and it was unclear if the fighting threatened a fragile four-day pause in fighting.
Everyone set to be freed was alive, he said, adding that hostages from the same family will be released together. The agreement also included an increase in humanitarian aid for Gaza, and Hamas said that four fuel trucks along with 200 trucks carrying relief supplies would enter the territory each day during the cease-fire.
Last week, Finland closed four of the entry points. Russia has sought for years to cause discord, to shake unity in Europe and to weaken the Western alliance and international rules-based order, the Finnish prime minister, Petteri Orpo, told Parliament.
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