Israeli military says ceasefire now in effect after IDF pulls back from parts of Gaza
- 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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Thousands of Palestinian refugees moved into the Gaza Strip on Friday, rejoicing at the chance to return home after two harrowing years of war, as a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took effect on Friday.
It has been almost immediate. Thousands of Gazans (the aerial photographs show a mass in Rashid, the coastal road) displaced over and over again in two years of Israeli invasion have begun to return this Friday to their homes, after the ceasefire came into effect. The army has announced it at 12.00 local time (11.00 in Peninsular Spain), although according to the text of the agreement it automatically happened this morning, with the majority of …


After the ceasefire agreement, Israeli soldiers began to withdraw from areas of Gaza and Palestinians moved north of the Strip.
The Israeli army has announced the entry into force of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, which must be followed within 72 hours of the release of the hostages.
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