Overview

• The Israel Defense Forces said the truce began at noon local time Friday, with troops shifting to agreed deployment lines and retaining control of roughly half of Gaza.
• Hamas now has 72 hours to hand over the remaining hostages, with Israel to release about 2,000 Palestinian prisoners once the transfers begin.
• Thousands of displaced Palestinians started moving back toward northern Gaza as the army opened specific routes, while warning people to avoid areas where troops remain present.
• The United Nations plans to scale up deliveries to hundreds of aid trucks per day to reach 2.1 million people, citing famine conditions affecting more than 500,000 residents.
• U.S. officials said about 200 American troops will deploy to Israel to support a multinational monitoring effort and a civil-military coordination center, with no U.S. forces entering Gaza.