🔗 Share this article The Israeli Cabinet Endorses Accord for Hostages' Liberation as US Forces to 'Monitor' Truce Israel's cabinet has publicly ratified a detailed halt in fighting arrangement that includes the release of all remaining detainees held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, marking a major development toward terminating the damaging two-year conflict. American Armed Forces Role in Overseeing the Ceasefire Senior representatives in Washington have stated that a US defense contingent of about 200 personnel will be deployed to the territory to "oversee" the cessation of hostilities after both Israel and the militant organization agreed to the first step of the Trump government's conflict resolution proposal. The responsibility will be to monitor, watch, make sure there are no infractions. Swift Execution Schedule Based on an Israel's official, the halt in fighting should start without delay following government ratification. The Israel's army was provided 24 hours to retreat its forces to an established position. Afterward, the detainees held in Gaza would be liberated within 72 hours, a government spokesperson announced. Key Updates The militant group's overseas-based Gaza Strip head Khalil Al-Hayya stated he had received assurances from the United States and other mediators that the conflict was over. The commander of the US armed forces' military headquarters, Admiral Brad Cooper, would initially have 200 personnel on the ground, a top American representative confirmed. Egyptian, Qatari, from Turkey and likely from the UAE military personnel would be embedded in the contingent, the US official stated. A additional representative clarified that "American military personnel are planned to go into Gaza". Israel's attacks carried on in the time before the Israel's cabinet's vote. Explosions were witnessed on the previous day in north Gaza, and a strike on a structure in Gaza City claimed the lives of at least two people and left more than 40 stranded under rubble, as per Palestinian emergency services. No fewer than 11 dead Palestinians and another 49 who were wounded were brought at hospitals over the past 24 hours, the Gaza Strip's Hamas-administered medical department announced. Israeli forces was striking locations that presented a danger to its troops as they relocate, commented an Israeli defense official who communicated on the basis of anonymity. The militant group condemned Israel over the airstrike, saying that Netanyahu was seeking to "rearrange the circumstances and complicate" initiatives by mediators to end the war. 20 Israel's hostages are still believed to be surviving in the Gaza Strip, while 26 are presumed fatally injured, and the whereabouts of 2 is unknown. Former President Trump leadership more extensive 20-point truce initiative includes many unanswered issues, such as if and how the militant organization will lay down arms. But both parties appeared more proximate than they have been in months to terminating the war, which was triggered by Hamas's 7 October 2023 offensive on Israeli territory, in which around 1,200 people were killed and 251 captured, leading to an Israel's response that has left more than 67,000 Gazan residents killed and nearly 170,000 injured, based on Gaza's health ministry. The IDF confirmed Mordechai Nachmani, a 26-year-old reserve military personnel, was fatally injured in a Hamas marksman incident in the Gaza capital on Thursday late in the day. This occurred after Israel's and militant representatives signed a deal in Cairo to ensure the return of the captives, but the truce aspect of the deal had not yet been implemented. Israeli media source Haaretz has made public the identities of Palestinian detainees it considers could be freed as part of the new agreement. 250 Palestinian prisoners who are completing life sentences are expected to be freed as part of the deal, out of around 290 currently held in Israeli incarceration. 22 minors will also be liberated. Worldwide Response There have been no intentions for British or European troops to be in Gaza after the ceasefire deal, the UK's foreign secretary the British official said. "It is not our plan, there's no intentions to do that," she stated on Friday morning. The official added: "But there is an prompt proposal for the US to head what is effectively like a monitoring system to ensure that this takes place on the ground, to supervise the system with captive return, and also guaranteeing that this first step is enacted, bringing the relief in place, but they have also made very clear that they foresee the forces on the ground to be supplied by adjacent nations, and that is something that we do foresee to occur." The foreign secretary declared she anticipates the halt in fighting will be executed "without delay". According to the foreign secretary, there are international discussions on an "worldwide safety force" and the United Kingdom was carrying on to participate in other manners, including looking at getting non-governmental funding into Gaza. Community Response Israeli citizens and Palestinian residents alike expressed joy after the ceasefire agreement was revealed, while there was elation but also apprehension in Gaza amid concerns the recent deal could fail.