Israeli military says ceasefire now in effect after IDF pulls back from parts of Gaza
The ceasefire includes phased Israeli troop withdrawals, a 72-hour deadline for Hamas to release 47 hostages, and plans for prisoner exchanges under a U.S.-brokered peace plan.
- An Israeli ceasefire deal with Hamas for the Gaza Strip came into effect at noon on Friday, with the Israeli military saying troops were withdrawing to agreed-upon lines.
- A senior Hamas official, Khalil al-Hayya, said the deal included releasing around 2,000 Palestinian prisoners and opening the border crossing with Egypt.
- Despite the ceasefire announcement, Palestinians reported heavy shelling in parts of Gaza throughout Friday morning.
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Hostages, prisoners freed, but complex issues remain
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israel and Hamas moved ahead on a key first step of the tenuous Gaza ceasefire agreement Monday by freeing hostages and prisoners, raising hopes that the U.S.-brokered deal might lead to a permanent end to…
Israel Begins Pulling Back Troops as Countdown Begins for Hamas to Release Captives
Photo: Andrew Mullin ~ 760 WJR GAZA, Oct. 10, 2025 ~ The Israeli army is beginning to withdraw its personal to a certain line within the Gaza Strip as the country agreed to phase one of a ceasefire plan hoping to bring an end to the violence in the territory in ruin. The IDF officially announced Friday that the ceasefire plan, helped orchestrated by President Donald Trump, in effect, pausing the bombings and withdrawing to an agreed upon line i…
The Israeli-Hamas ceasefire has taken effect, with the Israeli army beginning to withdraw from the area, allowing aid vehicles to enter, while Hamas has until Monday to release the hostages on its terms.

Some Palestinians pack up and move north toward their homes in Gaza after ceasefire goes into effect
Tens of thousands of Palestinians displaced by the war in Gaza have started moving north toward their homes, or what remains of them, after a ceasefire agreement came into effect.
'All of us carry heavy hearts,' Gaza journalist Shrouq Al-Aila says
Israel declared a ceasefire and started pulling back troops in Gaza on Friday, as thousands of displaced Palestinians began to make their way back to their wrecked homes. "Today is a historic day," Shrouq Al-Aila, an independent journalist in Deir al-Balah, told FRANCE 24. "But all of us are carrying heavy hearts. The killing has stopped, but there is another war that began today - that of navigating life in the aftermath."
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