🔗 Share this article Israel's Cabinet Approves Accord for Captives' Freedom as American Troops to 'Oversee' Cessation of Hostilities The Israeli cabinet has publicly ratified a detailed ceasefire deal that includes the release of all remaining detainees held by Hamas in Gaza, marking a major move toward ending the damaging two-year hostilities. US Defense Participation in Supervising the Agreement Top officials in the US capital have confirmed that a American defense unit of around 200 members will be sent to the region to "oversee" the truce after both Israel and the militant organization agreed to the initial step of the former President Trump government's peace proposal. The responsibility will be to supervise, witness, ensure there are no violations. Immediate Implementation Timeline Based on an Israel's representative, the halt in fighting should begin right away following cabinet ratification. The Israel's defense forces was allocated 24 hours to pull back its units to an established line. Afterward, the detainees held in the Gaza Strip would be liberated within 72 hours, a administration official stated. Significant Developments Hamas' overseas-based Gaza Strip leader Khalil Al-Hayya said he had received guarantees from the US and other intermediaries that the conflict was concluded. The leader of the US military's military headquarters, Admiral a senior US military official, would initially have 200 personnel on the location, a senior US authority said. Egyptian, from Qatar, Turkish and probably from the UAE military personnel would be integrated in the team, the US representative stated. A second representative emphasized that "no US military personnel are planned to go into Gaza". Israeli strikes persisted in the hours preceding the Israeli government's vote. Detonations were seen on the previous day in northern Gaza, and a attack on a building in the Gaza capital claimed the lives of at least two persons and left more than 40 trapped under rubble, as per Gazan rescue teams. A minimum of 11 deceased Gazan residents and another 49 who were wounded were admitted at health centers over the past 24 hours, the Gaza Strip's Hamas-run health ministry reported. Israeli forces was targeting locations that posed a risk to its soldiers as they redeploy, stated an Israel's military official who spoke on the basis of confidentiality. Hamas condemned Israeli authorities over the attack, claiming that the Israeli Prime Minister was trying to "mix up the situation and complicate" initiatives by intermediaries to end the conflict. Twenty Israel's hostages are still thought to be living in Gaza, while twenty-six are assumed fatally injured, and the status of two is unknown. The Trump leadership broader 20-point truce proposal includes many unanswered questions, such as whether and how Hamas will disarm. But both sides appeared closer than they have been in many months to terminating the conflict, which was triggered by Hamas's 7 October 2023 assault on Israeli territory, in which approximately 1,200 people were fatally injured and 251 abducted, triggering an Israel's response that has left more than 67,000 Palestinians killed and nearly 170,000 hurt, according to Gaza's health ministry. The IDF announced an Israeli soldier, a 26-year-old reservist military personnel, was murdered in a militant marksman attack in the Gaza capital on the previous day afternoon. This happened after Israel's and Hamas delegates agreed to a deal in Cairo to ensure the liberation of the captives, but the truce aspect of the arrangement had not yet taken place. Israeli publication Haaretz has released the names of Palestinian prisoners it considers could be liberated as part of the new agreement. 250 Gazan prisoners who are completing indefinite detention are anticipated to be freed as part of the deal, out of about 290 currently held in Israel's incarceration. 22 young individuals will also be released. International Reaction There are no plans for UK or European military personnel to be in the Gaza Strip after the truce agreement, the UK's top diplomat Yvette Cooper said. "It is not our intention, there's no plans to do that," she commented on the current day morning. The official noted: "But there is an prompt initiative for the US to lead what is effectively like a supervision system to ensure that this occurs on the site, to oversee the procedure with captive return, and also guaranteeing that this initial stage is enacted, delivering the relief in position, but they have also made very explicit that they expect the forces on the ground to be supplied by bordering countries, and that is something that we do anticipate to occur." The official said she anticipates the ceasefire will be enacted "without delay". According to the foreign secretary, there are worldwide negotiations on an "global safety contingent" and the UK was persisting to participate in other ways, including considering obtaining private funding into the Gaza Strip. Public Feedback Israeli citizens and Palestinians alike rejoiced after the halt in fighting arrangement was revealed, while there was happiness but also concern in Gaza amid worries the latest arrangement could fail.