Israeli security cabinet approves ceasefire deal

We should seize on the momentum to commit to a Palestinian state that can coexist with the State of Israel,

he added

Joe Bidenpresident

The road to this deal has been not easy at all, it was a long road,

Biden said

Joe Bidenpresident

After so much pain, death and loss of life, today the guns in Gaza have gone silent,

Biden said, regarding a truce he had hoped would come before the end of his term

At last the guns are silent. Israeli hostages are finally being released,

Scholz wrote on the X social media platform

Tomorrow we will take to the streets,

one New York-based group vowed

We hope this will lead to a safe and sustained supply of humanitarian assistance to the people of Gaza,

it added

We welcome the announcement of the agreement for the release of hostages and a ceasefire in Gaza,

the Ministry of External Affairs said

I would like to thank the Indian government for supporting our right for self-defence and we specially appreciate the overwhelming support of the Indian people,

Azar said in a video released by the Israeli embassy

The ceasefire Israel signed off to is a first phase of a gradual deal which has the potential of bringing back our hostages and also making sure Hamas won't be ever able to massacre Israelis like it did on October 7 ,

the Israeli ambassador said

It is important to stress that the deal is a fragile truce not a cessation of the conflict,

writes Sanam Vakil of Chatham House

We are now waiting for the day we head back to our home in Gaza City. Damaged or not, it doesn’t matter, the nightmare of death and starvation is over,

she added

I can’t describe my feelings of happiness today,

Zein El Abdeen, a truck driver, told the outlet while in tears

I feel like at last I found some water to drink after getting lost in the desert for 15 months. I feel alive again,

Aya, a woman from northern Gaza City who had taken shelter in central Gaza for over a year, told Al Jazeera

If Hamas breaks the ceasefire, they need to know the United States will stand with our ally, Israel, ... And Israel will have to eradicate that threat. It's very important for the stability of the region."

Johnson said on NBC's "Meet the Press."

There will be hell to pay for Hamas if they violate these terms,

Johnson said of the ceasefire, declining to elaborate what that might entail

The list includes 76 prisoners from the West Bank and 14 from occupied Jerusalem,

it said

I hope that the political authorities of both, with the help of the international community, can reach the right solution for the two states. Everyone can say: yes to dialogue, yes to reconciliation, yes to peace. And let us pray for this: for dialogue, reconciliation and peace.”

He expressed hope for further dialogue between Israelis and Palestinians, saying

We announce the beginning of deploying thousands of Palestinian police officers according to the government plan to maintain security and order in various governorates of the Gaza Strip, and municipalities have also begun to reopen and rehabilitate streets shortly after the ceasefire decision came into effect,

the office stated

Although you did not help me prevent the first stage of the surrender deal, at least help me prevent its second stage,

he posted on X, adding

Gideon Sa'arisraeli Foreign Minister

Hamas was obliged to provide the names of the first female hostages to be released at 4pm yesterday,

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar told journalists shortly after the ceasefire started