The IDF said its forces had repositioned “along the lines agreed under the Trump plan,” adding that troops would “continue to remove any immediate threat” even as the ceasefire holds

The IDF said its forces had repositioned “along the lines agreed under the Trump plan,” adding that troops would “continue to remove any immediate threat” even as the ceasefire holds.

JERUSALEM - Israel's government approved the Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal early on Friday, setting the clock ticking on the first phase of an agreement that aims to end the two-year-old war. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Trump-brokered Gaza ceasefire is now in effect, the IDF announced, confirming they'd withdrawn their troops to the initial agreed line.

The text of the agreement lacks details and in some cases is vague and ambiguous - perhaps on purpose.

Questions remain over Gaza governance as Israeli troops pull back, with Hamas disarmament in question under Trump's ceasefire plan.

Questions remain over who will govern Gaza as Israeli troops gradually pull back and whether Hamas will disarm, as called for in US President Donald Trump's ceasefire plan

Questions remain over who will govern Gaza as Israeli troops gradually pull back and whether Hamas will disarm, as called for in U.S. President Donald Trump’s ceasefire plan.

A historic ceasefire came into effect in Gaza at noon local time on Friday, marking the first cessation of fighting since March and setting in motion a U.S.-drafted plan to end the two-year war.