"A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came into effect in Gaza on Friday, the military said, hours after Israel's Cabinet approved a deal to pause the fighting and exchange the remaining hostages for Palestinian prisoners. Tens of thousands of people who had gathered in Wadi Gaza in central Gaza started walking north after the Israeli military's announcement at noon local time. Beforehand, Palestinians reported heavy shelling in parts of Gaza throughout Friday morning, but no significant bombardment was reported after."
"Despite those questions, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted in a televised statement Friday that the next stages would see Hamas disarm and Gaza demilitarized. "If this is achieved the easy way - so be it. If not - it will be achieved the hard way," Netanyahu said. He added that Hamas agreed to the deal "only when it felt that the sword was on its neck - and it is still on its neck.""
A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas began in Gaza after Israel's Cabinet approved a deal to pause fighting and exchange remaining hostages for Palestinian prisoners. Tens of thousands of Palestinians began moving north from Wadi Gaza after the Israeli military announced the ceasefire, following heavy shelling that subsided later in the day. The pause is a key step toward ending a two-year war that has killed tens of thousands, reduced much of Gaza to rubble, destabilized the region and left dozens of hostages. Questions remain about how Hamas will disarm and who will govern Gaza. Israeli troops withdrew to deployment lines while the military said it would control roughly half of Gaza.
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