The Israeli army has stopped airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, Qatari television channel Al Jazeera reported.
The strikes have stopped after the Israeli government approved the ceasefire agreement.
Earlier, the radical Palestinian movement Hamas demanded that the mediators of the indirect ceasefire talks in the Gaza Strip and the US government oblige Israel to stop shelling the enclave. The statement noted that more than 70 people were killed and injured as a result of the bombing in the western part of Gaza City.
On Thursday evening, US President Donald Trump announced that representatives of Israel and Hamas had signed agreements on the first phase of the peace plan after talks in Egypt. He said that this phase includes the release of all hostages "as soon as possible" and the withdrawal of Israeli troops to an agreed line in the Gaza Strip. In exchange for the release of the hostages, the Israeli authorities promised to release a large group of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli custody. Trump said that the first steps had been taken "towards a lasting and sustainable peace."
On the evening of October 9, Israeli government spokesman Shosh Bedrosian announced at a briefing that the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip would come into effect within 24 hours of the approval of these agreements by the Israeli cabinet. Israeli troops would withdraw from central Gaza and deploy to an agreed line in the strip. Bedrosian specified that 53% of the enclave's territory would remain under Israeli military control.
After that, “a 72-hour window will open“ during which all Israeli hostages will be returned to Israel. This is expected to happen by October 13.