TEL AVIV, October 10, 2025 (WAFA) – The Israeli occupation government officially approved after midnight on Friday the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip.
The office of Israeli occupation Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the government formally endorsed the proposal presented by U.S. President Donald Trump to end the two-year war in Gaza.
Netanyahu’s office added that the government approved the general framework for the release of all hostages.
With the Israeli occupation government’s approval of the agreement, the ceasefire officially entered into force.
The Israeli broadcasting authority reported that the agreement includes a 72-hour suspension of all military operations, including aerial and artillery bombardments, as part of the implementation of the proposal’s terms.
It also confirmed that aerial surveillance operations will be suspended over the areas from which the Israeli army has withdrawn, as part of the agreed-upon measures.
It emphasized the immediate commencement of the entry of humanitarian and relief aid into Gaza, in line with the provisions of Trump’s proposal, and at a minimum, consistent with the January 19 agreement on humanitarian aid.
It further confirmed that the proposal stipulates the completion of the Israeli army’s withdrawal within 24 hours of the Israeli government’s approval, and that within 72 hours of the withdrawal, all Israeli hostages—both alive and deceased—will be released.
According to the proposal, Israel will, in parallel, release the corresponding number of Palestinian detainees in accordance with the agreed-upon lists. A task force composed of representatives from the United States, Qatar, Egypt, Turkey, and other countries will be formed to oversee the implementation.
U.S. President Donald Trump announced last night the conclusion of an agreement to implement the first phase of his plan to achieve peace in the Middle East, which stipulates ending the war in Gaza, the withdrawal of the occupation forces, the entry of humanitarian aid, and the release of all Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners.
President of the State of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas welcomed on Thursday the announcement made by U.S. President Donald Trump regarding the conclusion of an agreement to implement the first phase of his Middle East peace plan.
The President expressed hope that these efforts would pave the way toward achieving a lasting political solution, as announced by President Trump, that would lead to ending the Israeli occupation of the land of the State of Palestine and to the establishment of an independent Palestinian state on the June 4, 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital.
President Abbas praised the significant efforts exerted by President Donald Trump and all mediators — Egypt, Qatar, Türkiye, and the United States — to reach this agreement in its first phase. The President affirmed the State of Palestine’s readiness to work with the mediators and concerned partners to ensure the success of these efforts and to complete the negotiations in the following stages, in order to achieve stability and a just and lasting peace in accordance with international legitimacy.
The President stressed the need for all parties to commit to the immediate implementation of the agreement, the release of all hostages and detainees, the entry of urgent humanitarian aid through United Nations agencies, the prevention of displacement or annexation, and the commencement of the reconstruction process.
Since October 7, 2023, the Israeli occupation forces have waged a genocidal war on the Gaza Strip, resulting in the killing of more than 67,000 civilians and the wounding of nearly 170,000 others, the majority of whom are children and women. The famine that continues to devastate the Strip has also claimed the lives of 460 civilians, including 154 children.
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