Overview

• Both sides signed the first-phase agreement in Egypt on October 9, and Israeli cabinet approval triggers the pause in fighting within a day.
• Hamas is to hand over all 48 hostages still held in Gaza as Israel releases more than 1,900 Palestinian detainees.
• Israeli forces will withdraw from most urban areas, including Gaza City, while maintaining a presence in Rafah in the far south.
• Hostage returns are reported to begin as early as October 12, and President Donald Trump says he is likely to visit Egypt this weekend in connection with the deal.
• U.S. and Qatari guarantees against a rapid resumption of combat are reported, as talks continue over demilitarization, post-war governance, and expanded humanitarian aid flows.