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The Israeli military said a ceasefire in Gaza has entered into force, paving the way for the release of hostages held in the Strip and launching the first phase of Donald Trump’s peace plan.
The Israeli army said that as of Friday afternoon local time in Gaza, its forces had “repositioned themselves along the updated deployment lines in preparation for the ceasefire agreement and the return of the hostages.”
This came after the Israeli government approved the US-brokered agreement to end the two-year-old war against Hamas in Gaza, although the later stages of the agreement still need to be negotiated.
Khalil Al-Hayya, head of the Hamas political bureau, said on Thursday that the movement had received guarantees from Washington that the conflict in Gaza would end “completely.”
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