Ceasefire came into effect at midday local time

The Israeli cabinet ratified the agreement in the early hours of Friday morning.

Ceasefire came into effect at midday local time

Tens of thousands of Palestinians who had gathered in central Gaza in the morning started walking north after the announcement.

"IDF troops in the Southern Command are deployed in the area and will continue to remove any immediate threat," the army press service added

Israeli forces pulled back from parts of Gaza, Gaza's civil defense agency said.

Thousands walk north along coastal road after Israel-Hamas agreement puts stop to fighting for first time in six months

Thousands of displaced Palestinians are making their way to their homes in the north of the territory.