Overview

• The pause in fighting began Friday with preparations for hostage releases, while Palestinian sources reported strikes after the deadline and disagreements surfaced over prisoner and hostage lists.
• The Israeli military started pulling back to temporary security lines inside Gaza as Hamas said its security elements are redeploying into areas vacated by Israeli forces.
• U.S. officials plan a roughly 200‑person, non‑combat multinational monitoring mission based on the Israeli side to observe implementation of the security arrangements.
• President Donald Trump is slated to address the Knesset on Monday before traveling to Egypt for a signing event, with a Sharm el‑Sheikh summit being planned according to Axios.
• Hamas and other Palestinian factions rejected any foreign guardianship over Gaza, even as Italy announced the Rafah pedestrian crossing will reopen on October 14 with the EU border mission resuming.