Israeli troops are withdrawing from Gaza as the first phase of a peace deal to end the war with Hamas begins, the military says.

The ceasefire agreement came into effect at midnight on Thursday, Israel Defense Forces said in a post on X . Since then, troops have been “positioning themselves along the updated deployment lines in preparation for the ceasefire agreement and the return of hostages.” There are still troops deployed in the area, it said, who will “continue to remove any immediate threat.”

According to U.S. President Donald Trump’s 20-point plan , the public acceptance of a ceasefire deal by Israel means that Hamas has 72 hours to return all of the remaining hostages. The deal comes two years after a deadly attack on Israel, when Hamas terrorists murdered 1,200 people and t

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