Here's the latest on the Gaza ceasefire and hostage release plan:

The Israeli military said Friday that a ceasefire came into effect at noon local time (5 a.m. Eastern) and that Israeli troops had begun withdrawing from parts of Gaza as part of the first phase of President Trump's peace plan to end the war.

Israel's government approved the first phase of the U.S.-brokered ceasefire and hostage release deal with Hamas in the early hours of Friday, but large plumes of smoke still rose above Gaza amid reports of explosions in the hours after Israeli officials had said the ceasefire would take hold.

An Israeli official told CBS News that Hamas would release all of the remaining hostages, of whom there are believed to be 48, including 20 who are still alive, by noon local time on Monday.

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