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Today marks the beginning of the first phase of President Trump's plan to end the war in Gaza. This follows the Israeli government's approval of a ceasefire deal with Hamas, allowing for the release of Israeli hostages in Gaza and around 2,000 Palestinians held in Israeli prisons.

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🎧 The Israeli military announced they would pull back from deep inside Gaza to an agreed upon line , starting the ceasefire, NPR's Aya Batrawy tells Up First . Immediately after, crowds of people in Gaza headed back to their h

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