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Israel's cabinet has publicly approved a detailed truce deal that includes the return of all outstanding captives held by Hamas in Gaza, marking a crucial step toward ending the damaging two-year conflict.

American Armed Forces Participation in Overseeing the Agreement

Top officials in the US capital have stated that a US military team of approximately 200 personnel will be sent to the territory to "oversee" the cessation of hostilities after both Israel and the militant organization agreed to the initial phase of the Trump administration's peace plan.

His responsibility will be to monitor, watch, guarantee there are no infractions.

Immediate Enactment Schedule

According to an Israel's spokesperson, the halt in fighting should begin immediately following cabinet approval. The Israel's army was allocated 24 hours to pull back its troops to an agreed-upon boundary. Afterward, the captives held in the Gaza Strip would be freed within 72 hours, a government representative stated.

Major Developments

• The militant group's overseas-based Gaza Strip chief a senior Hamas official said he had received promises from the US and other mediators that the hostilities was concluded.
• The commander of the US military's Central Command, General Brad Cooper, would at first have 200 personnel on the ground, a senior US official stated.
• Egyptian, from Qatar, Turkish and probably Emirati defense representatives would be integrated in the contingent, the US official added. A additional official emphasized that "American troops are scheduled to go into Gaza".
• Israel's strikes persisted in the hours leading up to the Israel's administration's approval. Explosions were witnessed on the previous day in northern the Gaza Strip, and a attack on a edifice in the Gaza capital killed at least two individuals and resulted in more than 40 trapped under debris, according to Palestinian civil defence.
• At least 11 deceased Gazan residents and another 49 who were hurt were admitted at health centers over the past 24 hours, Gaza's Hamas-controlled medical department reported.
• Israeli forces was targeting targets that presented a risk to its forces as they relocate, said an Israel's defense official who communicated on condition of anonymity. Hamas condemned Israeli authorities over the strike, claiming that the Israeli Prime Minister was trying to "mix up the situation and complicate" attempts by mediators to end the war.
• Twenty Israeli captives are still thought to be living in Gaza, while twenty-six are presumed deceased, and the status of two is unknown.
• Former President Trump administration wider 20-point peace proposal includes many pending matters, such as if and how the militant organization will surrender weapons. But both parties appeared nearer than they have been in months to concluding the war, which was sparked by Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack on Israeli territory, in which around 1,200 persons were fatally injured and 251 abducted, prompting an Israel's counterattack that has left more than 67,000 Palestinians killed and nearly 170,000 wounded, as per Gaza's health ministry.
• The IDF announced Mordechai Nachmani, a 26-year-old reserve soldier, was killed in a militant marksman incident in the Gaza capital on Thursday late in the day. This occurred after Israel's and Hamas representatives signed a arrangement in Cairo to guarantee the return of the hostages, however the truce part of the agreement had not yet taken place.
• Israeli media source a major Israeli newspaper has published the identities of Palestinian detainees it thinks could be liberated as part of the new deal. 250 Gazan inmates who are undergoing life sentences are projected to be freed as part of the agreement, out of around 290 presently held in Israel's incarceration. 22 children will also be freed.

Worldwide Feedback

There are no plans for UK or EU troops to be in Gaza after the truce agreement, the UK's top diplomat Yvette Cooper stated. "It is not our arrangement, there's no arrangements to do that," she stated on Friday morning.

The foreign secretary continued: "However there is an immediate proposal for the United States to lead what is essentially like a observation system to guarantee that this takes place on the ground, to oversee the system with hostage return, and also making sure that this initial stage is implemented, delivering the aid in place, but they have also made very explicit that they anticipate the military personnel on the location to be supplied by adjacent states, and that is something that we do anticipate to happen."

The official said she hopes the ceasefire will be enacted "immediately". According to the top diplomat, there are global negotiations on an "international protection contingent" and the UK was continuing to participate in other manners, including looking at getting private finance into Gaza.

Public Response

Israelis and Palestinians alike rejoiced after the halt in fighting deal was declared, while there was elation but also concern in the Gaza Strip amid fears the latest deal could collapse.