Lucrezia Ciotti With the ratification of the agreement by the Israeli government, the cease-fire a GazaThe decision marks a turning point in the conflict, but also the beginning of a delicate phase, in which the stability of the truce will depend on the commitment of the parties and the role of international diplomacy.
Gaza, Israel approves the agreement: the ceasefire comes into effect.
The government Israeli ha the agreement marking the start of the peace plan was approved for Gaza, the result of US mediation. As reported by The Times of Israel, the document provides The release of all hostages held by Hamas in exchange for approximately 2.000 Palestinian prisoners and a partial withdrawal of Israeli forces, which will retain control of approximately 53% of the Gaza Strip. The "72-hour window" for the release of the hostages will begin after the redeployment of troops.
The decision was approved by a majority of the Netanyahu government, with the only opposition from the ministers of the far-right parties Religious Zionist e Otzma YehuditThe meeting was also attended by US President Donald Trump's envoys, Witkoff and Kushner. Trump, commenting on the agreement, said:
“We ended the war, I think it will lead to a lasting peace”, announcing his upcoming trip to the Middle East to attend the official ceremony.
The agreement, considered as a “first concrete step forward” in the US peace plan, will be monitored by a task force international with military personnel from the United States, Egypt, Qatar and Türkiye, while the US Central Command will establish a coordination center to ensure humanitarian assistance and security in Gaza.
Tensions in Gaza despite the ceasefire
In the hours following the ratification of the agreement between Israel and Hamas, which formally introduced the first phase of the ceasefire, new ones have been reported attacks in the Gaza Strip. According to what was reported by Al Jazeera and from the Palestinian agency WafaIsraeli aircraft reportedly struck the Khan Younis area, while IDF helicopters targeted a site east of Gaza City, where artillery fire was also heard. Gaza Civil Defense, cited by Al Jazeera, had already called on the population to avoid the border areas until the official announcement of the beginning of the withdrawal of Israeli troops.
In parallel, The Times of Israel reported the death of a soldier Israeli army reservist, killed by a Hamas sniper in Gaza City. The attack, which occurred shortly after the agreement for the release of the hostages was signed in Egypt, occurred before the truce was in effect.
Military sources explained that a Israeli raid in the Sabra neighborhood of Gaza City struck a suspected Hamas cell which, according to the IDF, “posed an immediate threat to troops on the groundGaza's Civil Defense agency reported the collapse of a building, trapping dozens of people. Hamas called the attack "a heinous massacre," accusing Israel of "systematic crimes against defenseless civilians."