US EditionThe Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire Has Taken Effect. What’s Next?
The ceasefire includes Israel releasing 2,000 Palestinian prisoners and opening border crossings for aid, with an international force to monitor the truce, officials said.
- Israel's Cabinet approved a ceasefire plan brokered by President Donald Trump late Thursday, and the ceasefire took effect by midday Friday, according to officials.
- Triggered by Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack, the conflict killed about 1,200 Israelis and took 250 hostages, while more than 67,000 Palestinians have died and nearly 170,000 wounded.
- The agreement's terms include Hamas releasing all hostages in days, Israel withdrawing from Gaza, and an international force with about 200 U.S. soldiers monitoring aid deliveries, Khalil al-Hayya said.
- Hostage releases could begin as early as Sunday night with most scheduled for Monday, prompting celebrations across Israel and Gaza.
- While the pause holds, negotiations in Egypt continue over Gaza's governance and Hamas's disarmament, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warning the war could resume if Hamas resists, and the United States leading reconstruction plans involving President Donald Trump and Jared Kushner.
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As soon as Hamas promises to release the hostages, the weapons in Gaza are already resting.
Netanyahu weighs early election bid as Gaza deal boosts political fortunes
Netanyahu is reportedly exploring advancing national elections, holding quiet talks within Likud to fast-track party primaries. By World Israel News Staff Barely days after securing a landmark cease-fire and hostage deal with Hamas, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears to be testing the political winds and the prospect of turning renewed public support into an early election victory. According to reports in Maariv, Netanyahu has begun quiet…
Trump plans Israel trip as IDF withdrawal in Gaza triggers 72-hour clock for hostage release - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
President Donald Trump says he is planning to head to Israel to mark the ceasefire deal he brokered in the Gaza war. The Israeli government officially approved the agreement late Thursday, triggering a 72-hour clock for the return of the 48 hostages held by Hamas in Gaza. Of them, 20 are presumed to remain alive and will be released first. The Israeli military said the ceasefire had gone into effect by midday Friday, as required. In Gaza, civili…
Israel and Hamas reached a ceasefire agreement that could mark the beginning of the end of a devastating war that has lasted two years and two days.The first phase of the plan, signed early on October 9, 2025, will enter into force after the formal ratification in Jerusalem this Friday morning, with the release of Palestinian hostages and prisoners scheduled for Monday or even Sunday night.The agreement, articulated on the plan of US President D…
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