The Israeli military announced a cease-fire in Gaza, effective at noon on Friday, initiating the repositioning of its soldiers within the territory. This action follows the Israeli government’s approval of a deal between Israel and Hamas. The agreement stipulates the exchange of all hostages for Palestinian prisoners, alongside an initial pullback by the Israeli military in Gaza. Details released by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office on Friday indicated that the Israeli military would move to new deployment lines inside Gaza by early Saturday. Following this, Hamas is to be given 72 hours to return all hostages, including the bodies of those who have died. The immediate situation on the ground in Gaza on Friday was not explicitly clear, with the Israeli Southern Command stating its soldiers would “continue to remove any immediate threat.”
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/world/middleeast/gaza-cease-fire-israel-hamas.html