“The ceasefire agreement entered into force at 12:00. As of 12:00, IDF troops began to deploy along the updated deployment lines in preparation for the ceasefire agreement and the return of the hostages. IDF troops from the Southern Command have already deployed to the area and will continue to remove any immediate threats,” the IDF said in a statement published on social media.
This is the implementation of the first phase of US President Donald Trump's peace plan, which was approved on Thursday by Hamas and Israel.
The first phase of the agreement has been signed. The Israeli government agreed
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's office announced that Israeli negotiators signed agreement to the first phase of the agreement during negotiations in Egypt on the night from Wednesday to Thursday.
The decision still had to be approved by the Israeli government. Ministers agreed to its adoption on Friday night, after a long-hour meeting preceded by a meeting of the security cabinet.
The first phase of the agreement prepared by US President Donald Trump assumes the suspension of fighting, the exchange of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners, the partial withdrawal of Israeli troops and an increase in the inflow of humanitarian aid.
