(10-10-2025, 09:35 PM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: [ -> ]Hamas-Israel deal live updates: Ceasefire agreement goes into effect in Gaza, IDF says
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Ceasefire agreement now in effect, IDF says
The ceasefire agreement has now come into effect in Gaza, the Israeli military has announced.
The IDF announced that the ceasefire came into effect at 12 p.m. local time (5 a.m. ET).
It said troops had begun positioning themselves along the updated deployment lines in preparation for the ceasefire and the expected release of hostages held in Gaza.
The IDF said troops would remain deployed in the area, however, and would "continue to remove any immediate threat."
A turning point': Aid groups welcome Gaza ceasefire breakthrough
Humanitarian groups expressed cautious optimism as they welcomed the expected ceasefire, with the president of the International Committee of the Red Cross saying it could mark a "turning point in two years of unimaginable horror."
"It offers a vital chance to save lives and ease suffering," ICRC President Mirjana Spoljari said in a statement. The organization's teams in Israel, Gaza and the occupied West Bank are expected to support the implementation of the plan by helping return Israeli hostages held in Gaza, and Palestinian prisoners held by Israeli authorities.
Oxfam America President and CEO Abby Maxman welcomed the ceasefire deal and planned hostage release. But, she said, "while some families will be able to once again embrace their long-missing loved ones, we mourn for those who will never again be able to. "
Medical Aid for Palestinians, meanwhile, said the expected ceasefire marked a "vital and long-overdue step" as it called for "aid, access and accountability."
The group called for a permanent peace, "allowing for the urgent alleviation of the catastrophic humanitarian and healthcare crisis