Overview

• Israel’s military began pulling back to a temporary security line while Hamas said it is deploying “security elements” in areas the army vacates, with Jerusalem tying the truce’s continuity to its security objectives.
• Israel Prison Service transferred detainees to Ketziot and Ofer ahead of a large exchange that is expected to free 250 long-term prisoners and 1,700 others, as Hamas is slated to release 20 Israeli captives alive after 72 hours; high-profile figures such as Marwan Barghouti and Ahmad Saadat were excluded.
• The United States is sending about 200 personnel to Israel to establish a CENTCOM-led civil-military coordination center to monitor the deal and facilitate aid, with officials stressing no U.S. combat troops will enter Gaza.
• EU border mission EUBAM will return to Rafah to reopen the pedestrian crossing on October 14, while aid groups prepare major scale-ups and thousands of displaced Palestinians stream back to devastated neighborhoods.
• Hamas and allied factions rejected any foreign custodianship over Gaza’s administration, underscoring unresolved disputes over governance, disarmament terms, and verification that could still threaten the cease-fire’s durability.