Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his country is ready to “immediately receive” 48 Israeli hostages — 20 of whom are believed to be alive. Hamas has pledged to release them by a Monday deadline in exchange for 250 Palestinian prisoners.
Watch : tens of thousands of Palestinians return to their homes in northern Gaza as ceasefire agreement reached and Israeli troops withdraw
HUGE thanks to Trump, Egypt, UAE, Qatar, Türkiye, KSA, & Jordan
🙏🏼
— 🇦🇪 HGS (@Sajwani) October 11, 2025
Israel declared a ceasefire in Gaza and began to pull back its forces on Friday, as tens of thousands of exhausted Palestinians made their way back to their devastated homes.
After two years of brutal war, the families of Israel’s remaining hostages in the territory were also hoping the truce — pushed by US President Donald Trump — would hold.
The Israeli military said its troops had ceased fire at noon (0900 GMT) “in preparation for the ceasefire agreement and the return of hostages”.
https://www.newsmax.com/world/globaltalk/gaza-israel-palestinians/2025/10/10/id/1229884/