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Issued on: 11/10/2025 - 09:34Modified: 11/10/2025 - 15:42

Des Palestiniens déplacés transportent leurs biens dans la rue Al-Jalaa, fortement endommagée, à Gaza, le 11 octobre 2025. Displaced Palestinians carry their belongings as they walk along the heavily damaged Al-Jalaa Street in Gaza City, on October 11, 2025. © Abdel Kareem Hana, AP

US President Donald Trump said he believed the ceasefire that began in Gaza on Friday would "hold" as the Israeli military pulled out of parts of the enclave and tens of thousands of Palestinians headed back to their homes in the heavily destroyed north. The Israeli withdrawal set the clock running on a 72-hour deadline for Hamas to release the remaining hostages held in Gaza. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.

Yesterday's developments:

  • The Israeli military pulled back its forces from parts of the Gaza Strip as a US-brokered ceasefire kicked in at noon local time (09:00 GMT) on Friday.
  • As guns fell silent, tens of thousands of Palestinians began to head back to their wrecked homes in the heavily destroyed and famine-hit northern part of the Strip.
  • The remaining 48 Israeli hostages held in Gaza, 20 of them believed to be alive, are expected to be released on Monday.
  • Israel is to free some 250 Palestinians serving prison sentences, as well as around 1,700 people seized from Gaza over the past two years and held without charge.
  • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the next stages of the peace deal would see Hamas disarm and Gaza demilitarised, hinting at a renewed offensive if the Palestinian militant group fails to comply.

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