The Israel Defense Forces announced that a ceasefire with Hamas began at noon local time Friday.

The IDF said its troops began positioning along updated deployment lines in preparation for the ceasefire agreement and the return of hostages. The IDF added that Southern Command troops are deployed in the area and will continue to remove any immediate threat.

The 20-point plan calls for an immediate end to the war, the release of all remaining hostages held by Hamas, the withdrawal of Israeli forces to an “agreed-upon line,” and the demilitarization of Gaza — including Hamas giving up all of its weapons.

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The ceasefire agreement also calls for Israel to release more than 1,700 Gazans imprisoned in Israel, and for Gaza to be governed under a “temporary transitional governa

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