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The Israeli government has publicly approved a detailed truce agreement that includes the return of all remaining captives held by Hamas in Gaza, marking a crucial development toward concluding the devastating two-year conflict.

US Armed Forces Involvement in Supervising the Ceasefire

High-ranking representatives in the White House have announced that a American military unit of approximately 200 personnel will be sent to the area to "oversee" the truce after both Israel and Hamas agreed to the initial phase of the former President Trump leadership's conflict resolution proposal.

The role will be to oversee, witness, make sure there are no violations.

Immediate Execution Timeline

As per an Israeli official, the ceasefire should commence immediately following government ratification. The Israel's military was given 24 hours to retreat its forces to an agreed-upon line. Subsequently, the captives held in Gaza would be released within 72 hours, a government spokesperson announced.

Key Updates

• The militant group's overseas-based Gaza leader a senior Hamas official claimed he had received guarantees from the US and other negotiating parties that the war was over.
• The leader of the US military's Central Command, General Brad Cooper, would initially have 200 people on the ground, a top American representative stated.
• From Egypt, from Qatar, Turkish and likely Emirati defense personnel would be incorporated in the team, the US official noted. A additional representative clarified that "American military personnel are scheduled to go into Gaza".
• Israel's attacks continued in the time before the Israel's government's approval. Blasts were observed on the previous day in north Gaza, and a attack on a structure in the Gaza capital claimed the lives of at least two individuals and left more than 40 trapped under rubble, according to Gazan emergency services.
• At least 11 deceased Palestinians and another 49 who were injured arrived at medical facilities over the past 24 hours, the Gaza Strip's Hamas-run health ministry reported.
• Israeli forces was targeting targets that posed a risk to its soldiers as they reposition, stated an Israel's armed forces representative who communicated on condition of non-disclosure. The militant group blasted Israeli authorities over the strike, saying that the Israeli Prime Minister was attempting to "shuffle the situation and confuse" efforts by intermediaries to conclude the hostilities.
• 20 Israel's hostages are still considered to be living in Gaza, while twenty-six are assumed fatally injured, and the fate of 2 is unknown.
• The Trump administration broader 20-point peace proposal includes many unresolved matters, such as whether and how the militant organization will disarm. But both factions appeared closer than they have been in many months to terminating the war, which was triggered by the militant group's 7 October 2023 attack on Israel, in which approximately 1,200 people were killed and 251 captured, prompting an Israel's counterattack that has left more than 67,000 Gazan residents killed and nearly 170,000 wounded, based on Gaza's health ministry.
• Israeli Defense Forces said Mordechai Nachmani, a 26-year-old reservist soldier, was killed in a militant marksman assault in the Gaza capital on Thursday late in the day. This happened after Israeli and militant delegates signed a arrangement in Cairo to ensure the release of the detainees, though the halt in fighting part of the arrangement had not yet been implemented.
• Israeli outlet a major Israeli newspaper has made public the names of Palestinian detainees it considers could be liberated as part of the recent arrangement. 250 Gazan prisoners who are serving indefinite detention are expected to be liberated as part of the deal, out of about 290 currently held in Israel's detention. 22 young individuals will also be freed.

International Reaction

There have been no plans for British or European forces to be in Gaza after the ceasefire deal, the United Kingdom's top diplomat Yvette Cooper stated. "That's not our arrangement, there's no arrangements to do that," she stated on Friday morning.

The foreign secretary noted: "However there is an immediate plan for the United States to lead what is essentially like a observation process to make sure that this happens on the location, to oversee the procedure with captive release, and also making sure that this initial step is executed, delivering the humanitarian assistance in place, but they have also made very clear that they anticipate the forces on the location to be supplied by adjacent countries, and that is something that we do anticipate to occur."

The official said she hopes the halt in fighting will be executed "immediately". As per the top diplomat, there are international negotiations on an "worldwide protection unit" and the United Kingdom was persisting to contribute in other manners, including considering obtaining commercial funding into the Gaza Strip.

Civilian Response

Israeli citizens and Palestinians alike rejoiced after the ceasefire deal was announced, while there was happiness but also anxiety in the Gaza Strip amid concerns the new agreement could break down.