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benjamin netanyahu praised donald trump And the Israeli military confirmed after Israel’s cabinet meeting on Thursday (October 9) that it had approved a hostage release plan around 23:30 BST.
The ceasefire was to begin immediately, giving the army 24 hours to complete its withdrawal.
Israeli army declares ceasefire in war Gaza It came into effect at noon local time (10am BST) on Friday, giving Hamas 72 hours to release hostages still in the Palestinian territory.
On Thursday, the Israeli Prime Minister said, “We could not have achieved [this] Without the extraordinary help of President Trump and his team, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. He worked tirelessly with Ron [Dermer] And his team…the courage of our troops to enter Gaza and combine military and diplomatic pressure to isolate Hamas, I think, is what brought us to this point.”