Israeli military says its forces have withdrawn to agreed deployment lines for first stage of Gaza ceasefire. This comes after Israeli forces declared a ceasefire and withdrew from some positions in Gaza on Friday (October 10, 2025), as thousands of displaced Palestinians began to trek home and the families of October 7 hostages awaited news.

The Israeli Military said Friday (October 10, 2025) that the ceasefire agreement with Hamas came into effect at noon local time and that troops were withdrawing to agreed-upon deployment lines.

Gaza’s civil defence agency said Israeli troops and armoured vehicles were pulling back from forward positions in both Gaza City and Khan Yunis, and displaced Palestinian civilians told AFP they hoped

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