Palestinians displaced to southern Gaza begin journey home as ceasefire comes into effect [View all]
Source: The Guardian
Thousands of displaced Palestinians have begun to return home from southern Gaza after a ceasefire came into effect and Israeli troops withdrew to an agreed-upon redeployment line – the first time that fighting has stopped in the devastated territory since March.
The Israeli military said the ceasefire agreement, which was approved by the Israeli cabinet on Thursday night and begins the first phase of a US-drafted plan to end the war in Gaza, had been activated at noon local time (0900 GMT) on Friday.
Under the terms of the plan, Hamas is expected to release the 20 living Israeli hostages within 72 hours, after which Israel will release 250 Palestinians serving long terms in Israeli prisons, as well as 1,700 others detained in Gaza during the war.
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The ceasefire is meant to be accompanied by a surge in humanitarian and medical aid into Gaza through all five crossings into the besieged strip. Israel will allow 600 aid trucks into Gaza each day, according to Israeli Army Radio, which is roughly equivalent to prewar levels.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/10/palestinians-displaced-gaza-home-ceasefire-israel-hamas
As far as I can tell from live reports:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/oct/10/gaza-ceasefire-plan-israel-donald-trump-hamas-palestine-benjamin-netanyahu-middle-east-latest-news
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cx2nzlj2j4kt
the ceasefire is holding. It's not clear how quickly aid is getting in so far.
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