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Israel's administration has formally endorsed a comprehensive ceasefire arrangement that includes the return of all remaining captives held by the militant group in Gaza, marking a significant development toward concluding the devastating two-year conflict.

American Armed Forces Participation in Supervising the Truce

Senior authorities in the White House have announced that a US military unit of approximately 200 members will be deployed to the region to "supervise" the truce after both Israel and Hamas consented to the first stage of the Trump administration's conflict resolution proposal.

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

Prompt Enactment Schedule

As per an Israeli spokesperson, the truce should start right away following cabinet approval. The Israeli military was allocated 24 hours to pull back its units to an agreed-upon position. Following that, the captives held in the Gaza Strip would be freed within 72 hours, a cabinet spokesperson stated.

Key Developments

• The militant group's exiled Gaza chief Khalil Al-Hayya claimed he had received assurances from the US and other mediators that the war was finished.
• The leader of the American armed forces' CENTCOM, Admiral Brad Cooper, would at first have 200 people on the site, a senior US representative said.
• From Egypt, Qatari, Turkish and possibly from the UAE military representatives would be integrated in the team, the American authority added. A additional representative emphasized that "no US forces are scheduled to go into the Gaza Strip".
• Israeli attacks continued in the time preceding the Israel's cabinet's decision. Blasts were witnessed on Thursday in north the Gaza Strip, and a attack on a structure in Gaza City claimed the lives of at least two individuals and left more than 40 trapped under wreckage, as per Gazan rescue teams.
• At least 11 fatally injured Gazan residents and another 49 who were hurt were admitted at medical facilities over the past 24 hours, the Gaza Strip's Hamas-controlled health authority reported.
• Israeli forces was striking locations that presented a threat to its soldiers as they reposition, commented an Israeli defense official who spoke on condition of non-disclosure. Hamas condemned Israel over the attack, claiming that Netanyahu was trying to "rearrange the situation and complicate" efforts by negotiating parties to conclude the war.
• Twenty Israeli hostages are still thought to be living in Gaza, while 26 are believed dead, and the fate of two is unclear.
• The Trump administration more extensive 20-point peace proposal includes many unresolved matters, such as whether and how the militant organization will disarm. But both factions appeared more proximate than they have been in many months to concluding the conflict, which was sparked by the militant group's October 7, 2023 assault on Israeli territory, in which around 1,200 people were fatally injured and 251 captured, triggering an Israel's response that has left more than 67,000 Palestinians killed and nearly 170,000 injured, as per the Gaza Strip's health ministry.
• The IDF announced Mordechai Nachmani, a 26-year-old reserve soldier, was fatally injured in a militant marksman attack in Gaza City on the previous day afternoon. This happened after Israel's and militant representatives agreed to a deal in Egypt to secure the liberation of the captives, but the ceasefire aspect of the agreement had not yet taken place.
• Israeli media source a major Israeli newspaper has published the identities of Gazan prisoners it considers could be liberated as part of the new deal. 250 Palestinian prisoners who are serving lengthy prison terms are anticipated to be released as part of the agreement, out of about 290 currently held in Israel's incarceration. 22 minors will also be freed.

Worldwide Feedback

There exist no plans for UK or European military personnel to be in Gaza after the halt in fighting arrangement, the United Kingdom's top diplomat Yvette Cooper said. "This is not our intention, there's no plans to do that," she stated on Friday morning.

The foreign secretary continued: "Nevertheless there is an swift proposal for the US to spearhead what is effectively like a observation process to guarantee that this happens on the location, to oversee the system with captive release, and also ensuring that this primary step is executed, getting the aid in position, but they have also made very clear that they expect the troops on the location to be supplied by adjacent countries, and that is something that we do expect to occur."

The foreign secretary stated she hopes the ceasefire will be executed "without delay". According to the foreign secretary, there are global talks on an "international protection contingent" and the United Kingdom was continuing to participate in other manners, including exploring getting commercial funding into the Gaza Strip.

Public Response

Israeli citizens and Palestinian residents alike celebrated after the ceasefire agreement was declared, while there was joy but also anxiety in Gaza amid worries the latest agreement could collapse.