People locomotion adjacent a U.S. emblem hanging connected a building, up of an authoritative sojourn by U.S. President Donald Trump, amid a ceasefire betwixt Israel and Hamas successful Gaza, successful Jerusalem, connected Oct. 12, 2025.
Ronen Zvulun | Reuters
A ceasefire betwixt Israel and Hamas held successful Gaza for a 3rd time connected Sunday up of the expected merchandise of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners and an code by U.S. President Donald Trump to Israel's parliament.
Thousands of Palestinians continued to question northbound towards Gaza City, the absorption of Israeli attacks implicit the past 2 months, hopeful the ceasefire would bring an extremity to the war.
"There is simply a batch of joyousness among the people," said Abdou Abu Seada, adding that the joyousness was tempered by exhaustion aft 2 years of warfare that has destroyed overmuch of Gaza.
Israel's hostages coordinator Gal Hirsch, successful a missive to relatives of the captives seen by Reuters, said it was expected that hostages would commencement being released connected Monday.
Hamas acceptable to merchandise hostages Monday
Under the ceasefire agreement, Hamas is owed by noon connected Monday to merchandise the remaining hostages, taken captive connected Oct. 7, 2023, erstwhile the group's militants launched the astonishment onslaught connected Israel that ignited the war. Hirsch connected Thursday said a task unit would beryllium formed to assistance find the remains of immoderate dormant hostages that Hamas could not locate. Twenty of the 48 hostages are known to beryllium alive.
Trump is owed to get successful Israel connected Monday to code the Knesset, the parliament, earlier traveling to Sharm El Sheikh successful Egypt for a satellite leaders' acme connected ending the Gaza war.
Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner addressed a rally successful Tel Aviv connected Saturday, which galore Israelis hoped would beryllium the last 1 urging the merchandise of hostages and extremity to the war. The United States, on with Egypt, Qatar and Turkey, mediated what has been described arsenic a archetypal signifier statement betwixt Israel and Hamas for a ceasefire and the merchandise of hostages by Hamas and prisoners and detainees by Israel.
"For 2 years we (have been) waiting for this time for this moment... All of america consciousness blessed for the family, for the hostages, that yet .. we volition spot them," said demonstrator Dalia Yosef, thanking Trump.
Israel to destruct underground tunnels built by Hamas
The Israel Prison Service said it had transferred immoderate Palestinian prisoners to different facilities up of their expected release. The Israeli Ministry of Justice has released the names of 250 Palestinians, convicted of execution and different superior crimes, who are to beryllium freed nether the deal.
A drone presumption shows Palestinians lasting adjacent rubble pursuing the withdrawal of the Israeli forces from the area, amid a ceasefire betwixt Israel and Hamas successful Gaza, successful Gaza City, connected Oct. 12, 2025.
Dawoud Abu Alkas | Reuters
The database does not see elder Hamas commanders that the Islamist militant radical had sought to free, oregon salient figures from different factions Marwan Al Barghouti oregon Ahmed Saadat.
However, that was not expected to derail the agreement.
Israel is besides to merchandise 1,700 Palestinians who person been detained successful Gaza since Oct. 7, 2023, and 22 Palestinian minors, on with the bodies of 360 militants.
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said that erstwhile the hostages were returned, the subject would destruct underground tunnels successful Gaza built by Hamas. Palestinians returning to bluish Gaza person described wide devastation. Rescue workers warned determination could beryllium unexploded ordnance and bombs successful the area.
Amjad Al Shawa, who heads a Palestinian enactment coordinating with assistance groups, estimated 300,000 tents were needed to temporarily location 1.5 cardinal displaced Gazans.
"We couldn't judge the demolition we person seen," Rami Mohammad-Ali, 37, said by telephone aft walking 15 kilometers (9.3 miles) with his lad from Deir Al Balah to Gaza City.
"We are joyful to instrumentality to Gaza (City) but astatine the aforesaid clip we person bitter feelings astir the destruction," helium said, describing seeing quality remains scattered on roads.
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