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

The Israeli military said Thursday that it has begun preparing to withdraw troops from Gaza after Hamas and Israel reached an agreement to end the two-year-old war.

In the first phase of the ceasefire plan, Israel will remain in control of nearly 60 percent of the Gaza Strip.

The Israeli army began withdrawing its troops from Gaza on Friday under the first phase of a U.S.-brokered cease-fire agreement, marking what could be the...

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.

A withdrawal of military forces to lines set out in the first phase of a U.S.-brokered cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas got underway within hours.

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

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

NUSEIRAT: Palestinian Territories, Oct 10, 2025 : Israeli forces declared a ceasefire and withdrew from some positions in Gaza on Friday, as thousands of displaced Palestinians…

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

Questions remain over Gaza governance as Israeli troops pull back, with Hamas disarmament in question under Trump's ceasefire plan.

Tens of thousands of Palestinians began returning to areas vacated by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip, after a ceasefire took effect under a U.S.-brokered...