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Posted on 10/10/2025 9:31:59 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Israeli forces completed a pullback of troops from Gaza on Friday after Israel's Cabinet approved a plan for a ceasefire aimed at ending the devastating 2-year-old war.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said in a brief statement early Friday that the Cabinet had approved the "outline" of a deal to release the hostages — a key part of the initial agreement.
"The government has now approved the framework for the release of all the hostages — both the living and the deceased," the statement read. It did not detail other more contentious parts of the pact hammered out Wednesday.
Hamas is believed to hold 20 living hostages and the bodies of another 26, while the fate of two more is unknown. The handover of the living hostages is expected to begin Monday.
Israel has pledged to release about 250 Palestinian prisoners and detainees, including women and children and about 1,700 Palestinians detained in Gaza since the war began, according to Hamas officials.
Many have been held without charge. Most of the prisoners held in Israel are expected to be deported and not allowed to return home to the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
Israeli forces began pulling back from the coastal highway into Gaza city overnight after the Cabinet approval of the ceasefire, which requires troops to retreat to a buffer zone.
The official Israeli gazette of Cabinet decisions said the ceasefire began upon Cabinet approval of the agreement overnight Friday.
Palestinian residents have been massing near Gaza City hoping to return to their damaged and destroyed homes.
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There are news articles in Israeli publications about the surge in mental health crises and suicides for IDF soldiers. Really young ones too. Prayers for their healing and recovery. This campaign has taken massively consequential and catastrophic tolls on the Israeli soldiers.
From Arutz Sheva Briefs:
>>>Troops on the ground: IDF’s withdrawal maps false, withdrawal is more substantial
Oct 10, 2025
Soldiers operating inside the Gaza Strip testified that the map published by the IDF Spokesperson does not reflect the actual situation on the ground.
According to their accounts, the IDF is not positioned along the yellow line shown on the official map but has retreated significantly deeper into Israeli territory.<<<
Now we’ll see. Isreal just paid a hell of a price for the illusion of peace.
Send in the bulldozers, and then Trump’s architect.
the IDF can win almost any engagement, even when the enemy strikes first
then the Israeli politicians give away each and every victory
like a cabal of traitors
frustrating
RE: Send in the bulldozers
First on the list — the 500 km. of terror tunnels.
And Hamas still has control of the remaining hostages. Bad move, Israel. You have no leverage.
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