Tel Aviv (Israel), 10 October (LaPresse) – The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) announced that the ceasefire agreement with Hamas came into effect at noon local time, 11 a.m. in Italy, and that troops had withdrawn to the agreed redeployment lines. The announcement came after Palestinians reported heavy bombing on Friday morning in Gaza, hours after the Israeli government approved US President Donald Trump’s plan for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of remaining hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners. A brief statement from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office on Friday morning said the government had approved the ‘draft’ of an agreement for the release of hostages, without mentioning other more controversial aspects of the plan.
Gaza, IDF: ‘Ceasefire agreement came into effect at 12 noon local time’
Tel Aviv (Israel), 10 October (LaPresse) – The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) announced that the ceasefire agreement with Hamas came into effect at noon local time, 11 a.m. in Italy, and that troops had withdrawn to the agreed redeployment lines. The announcement came after Palestinians reported heavy bombing on Friday morning in Gaza, hours after the Israeli government approved US President Donald Trump’s plan for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of remaining hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners. A brief statement from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office on Friday morning said the government had approved the ‘draft’ of an agreement for the release of hostages, without mentioning other more controversial aspects of the plan.
