Tel Aviv: The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) has announced that the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip has come into effect from Friday noon, following the withdrawal of Israeli troops to the agreed-upon deployment lines under a deal with Hamas aimed at facilitating the release of all the hostages.

Taking to X, the IDF said, “The Ceasefire Agreement came into effect at 12:00. Since 12:00, IDF troops began positioning themselves along the updated deployment lines in preparation for the ceasefire agreement and the return of hostages. IDF troops in the Southern Command are deployed in the area and will continue to remove any immediate threat.”

In a video address, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that as the country celebrates “tremendous achievements in the War of Rebirth”, t

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