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The Israeli cabinet has formally endorsed a extensive ceasefire arrangement that includes the liberation of all outstanding captives held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, marking a major step toward terminating the devastating two-year war.

US Armed Forces Involvement in Monitoring the Truce

Senior authorities in the US capital have stated that a US defense team of around 200 individuals will be dispatched to the area to "supervise" the cessation of hostilities after both Israel and the militant organization consented to the initial phase of the Trump leadership's ceasefire proposal.

The role will be to supervise, watch, ensure there are no violations.

Immediate Implementation Schedule

Based on an Israeli official, the truce should commence without delay following government ratification. The Israel's defense forces was given 24 hours to pull back its troops to an established position. Following that, the hostages held in Gaza would be freed within 72 hours, a government representative declared.

Major Updates

• The militant group's exiled Gaza Strip chief Khalil Al-Hayya claimed he had obtained assurances from the United States and other mediators that the hostilities was concluded.
• The head of the American military's military headquarters, Admiral Brad Cooper, would at first have 200 individuals on the ground, a senior US representative confirmed.
• Egyptian, Qatari, from Turkey and possibly from the UAE defense officials would be integrated in the contingent, the US authority noted. A additional authority emphasized that "no US troops are planned to go into Gaza".
• Israeli airstrikes persisted in the hours preceding the Israeli government's approval. Explosions were observed on Thursday in north Gaza, and a attack on a building in Gaza City claimed the lives of at least two individuals and resulted in more than 40 buried under wreckage, based on Gazan emergency services.
• A minimum of 11 dead Gazan residents and another 49 who were hurt arrived at health centers over the past 24 hours, Gaza's Hamas-administered health ministry reported.
• Israel was hitting objectives that posed a danger to its soldiers as they redeploy, said an Israeli armed forces official who talked on the basis of non-disclosure. Hamas criticized Israel over the attack, arguing that the Israeli Prime Minister was trying to "rearrange the situation and disrupt" attempts by negotiating parties to terminate the hostilities.
• Twenty Israeli captives are still believed to be surviving in Gaza, while twenty-six are assumed dead, and the whereabouts of 2 is unclear.
• The Trump government wider 20-point ceasefire initiative includes many unresolved issues, such as whether and how the militant organization will disarm. But both factions appeared nearer than they have been in an extended period to terminating the conflict, which was triggered by the militant group's 7 October 2023 assault on Israeli territory, in which approximately 1,200 people were murdered and 251 captured, leading to an Israeli response that has left more than 67,000 Gazan residents killed and nearly 170,000 hurt, according to the Gaza Strip's medical department.
• The IDF said an Israeli soldier, a 26-year-old reservist military personnel, was fatally injured in a Hamas sniper assault in Gaza City on the previous day late in the day. This occurred after Israel's and Hamas representatives agreed to a agreement in Cairo to secure the liberation of the captives, however the truce component of the deal had not yet been implemented.
• Israel's media source Haaretz has released the details of Palestinian detainees it thinks could be liberated as part of the recent arrangement. 250 Gazan inmates who are serving indefinite detention are expected to be freed as part of the arrangement, out of around 290 currently held in Israel's incarceration. 22 young individuals will also be liberated.

International Response

There exist no intentions for British or European military personnel to be in Gaza after the truce deal, the UK's top diplomat Yvette Cooper said. "This is not our intention, there's no plans to do that," she stated on Friday morning.

The official added: "However there is an swift plan for the US to lead what is effectively like a monitoring procedure to make sure that this occurs on the ground, to monitor the procedure with hostage liberation, and also ensuring that this primary phase is enacted, bringing the humanitarian assistance in location, but they have also made very explicit that they expect the military personnel on the site to be supplied by adjacent countries, and that is something that we do foresee to occur."

The foreign secretary stated she expects the halt in fighting will be implemented "immediately". According to the foreign secretary, there are worldwide discussions on an "global protection force" and the United Kingdom was persisting to contribute in other methods, including exploring obtaining private finance into Gaza.

Civilian Response

Israelis and Palestinian residents alike celebrated after the ceasefire deal was announced, while there was joy but also concern in Gaza amid worries the new deal could collapse.