2 h. ago ‘Your body shivers from the scale of the destruction’: Thousands of Palestinians head back to their shattered lives after ceasefire

As the Israeli-Hamas ceasefire holds for now, Bel Trew in Tel Aviv and Nedal Hamdouna in Gaza report on the Palestinians walking home to the rubble of their homes while Israelis dare to hope for the release of all the hostages taken on October 7 2023

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3 h. ago Gaza latest: Hamas thanks Trump for role in peace deal but says Tony Blair not welcome

Israeli troops withdrew to agreed lines earlier in the day as part of ‘phase one’ of Trump’s peace deal

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3 h. ago Some Palestinians pack up and move north toward their homes in Gaza after ceasefire goes into effect

Tens of thousands of Palestinians displaced by the war in Gaza have started moving north toward their homes, or what remains of them, after a ceasefire agreement came into effect

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4 h. ago Martin Rowson on the Gaza ceasefire coming into effect – cartoon

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5 h. ago Israel says Gaza ceasefire has begun as troops pull back and thousands of Palestinians return home

IDF says ceasefire agreement came in at midday local time, with Israeli hostages expected to be released early next week

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5 h. ago Gaza latest: Tens of thousands of Palestinians return home as Israel says ceasefire is in effect

Israeli troops withdrew to agreed lines earlier in the day as part of ‘phase one’ of Trump’s peace deal

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6 h. ago 200 US troops are heading to Israel to help the ceasefire hold. Here’s what they will be doing

American troops will join soldiers from Egypt, Qatar, Turkey and UAE in establishing a coordination center in Israel

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7 h. ago Ceasefire prompts mass departure from Gaza camps as families load vehicles to return home

Footage shows thousands of Palestinians heading home towards northern Gaza after a US-brokered ceasefire deal came into effect on Friday (10 October).

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8 h. ago Palestinians displaced to southern Gaza begin journey home as ceasefire comes into effect

Thousands walk north along coastal road after Israel-Hamas agreement puts stop to fighting for first time in six monthsGaza ceasefire deal – live updatesThousands of displaced Palestinians have begun to return home from southern Gaza after a ceasefire came into effect and Israeli troops withdrew to an agreed-upon redeployment line – the first time that fighting has stopped in the devastated territory since March.The Israeli military said the ceasefire agreement, which was approved by the Israeli cabinet on Thursday night and begins the first phase of a US-drafted plan to end the war in Gaza, had been activated at noon local time (0900 GMT) on Friday. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Gaza latest: Netanyahu says Israeli troops will remain in Gaza ‘until Hamas disarms’ despite ceasefire

Israeli shelling continued into Friday after the government ratified a ceasefire with Hamas, witnesses said

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8 h. ago A human tide floods back across Gaza as Trump's ceasefire begins and IDF troops start to withdraw... but who will run wasteland now as Hamas insists on keeping its weapons?

At noon local time (10am BST), the guns finally fell silent as Israeli troops began withdrawing to new defensive lines under the fragile truce.

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8 h. ago A human tide floods back across Gaza as Trump's ceasefire begins and IDF troops start to withdraw... but who will run wasteland now as Hamas insists on keeping its weapons? 

At noon local time (10am BST), the guns finally fell silent as Israeli troops began withdrawing to new defensive lines under the fragile truce.

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9 h. ago A human tide floods back into Gaza as Trump's ceasefire begins and IDF troops start to withdraw... but who will run the city now as Hamas insists on keeping its weapons?

At noon local time (10am BST), the guns finally fell silent as Israeli troops began withdrawing to new defensive lines under the fragile truce.

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9 h. ago Palestinians begin journey to Gaza’s north as Israel says ceasefire now in effect – live

Thousands of Palestinians travel back to the north of the territory after IDF forces retreated to deployment linesIsraeli military has said that the ceasefire agreement has come into effect, as troops have now retreated to the deployment lines agreed upon.In a statement released on Telegram, the IDF says troops “began positioning themselves along the updated deployment lines” from midday local time. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Israel says ceasefire has begun as troops pull back from some areas of Gaza

IDF says ceasefire agreement came in at midday local time, with Israeli hostages expected to be released early next week

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9 h. ago Explosions on Gaza skyline overnight as Israel’s cabinet approves ‘outline’ of peace deal

Explosions were seen on Gaza's skyline overnight into Friday (10 October) as Israel’s cabinet approved the “outline” of a peace deal.

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9 h. ago Netanyahu praises Trump over hostage release and ceasefire plan

Benjamin Netanyahu praised Donald Trump and the Israeli military after Israel’s cabinet met on Thursday (9 October) and confirmed it had approved a hostage release plan around 23:30pm BST.

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10 h. ago Gaza ceasefire begins as IDF troops start withdrawal after Israel and Hamas agreed to Trump

'IDF: The Ceasefire Agreement Came Into Effect at 12:00,' the military said in a statement.

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10 h. ago Israel says ceasefire has begun as troops pulled back from some areas of Gaza

IDF says ceasefire agreement came in at midday local time, with Israeli hostages expected to be released early next week

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10 h. ago No plans for British troops to be on the ground in Gaza, says Foreign Secretary

Yvette Cooper said neighbouring states are expected to help police the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas.

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