TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Israeli Cabinet has approved the "first phase" of a ceasefire agreement, which will include a prisoner exchange and Israeli withdrawal from part of Gaza. However, as reported by Al Jazeera on Friday, October 10, 2025, details on how this agreement aligns with a broader plan for achieving lasting peace remain unclear.
Khalil al-Hayya, the head of Hamas' negotiation team, stated that the Palestinian resistance group has received assurances from the United States and mediators that the first phase of the ceasefire agreement means that the war in Gaza "has fully ended."
The Israeli government's ratification of the peace plan, confirmed in the early hours of Friday, paves the way for the cessation of hostilities in Gaza within 24 hours, while Hamas is given a 72-hour deadline to release Israeli prisoners.
The vote was reportedly marked by rejection from right-wing factions in Israel.
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir had earlier told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he would not be part of any government "that would allow Hamas to rule in Gaza."
Israel Continues to Attack Gaza
Israeli forces killed nine Palestinians and injured dozens in several attacks in Gaza on Thursday, despite a ceasefire agreement being reached between Israel and Hamas.
According to eyewitnesses and medical officials, Israeli attacks struck northern, central, and southern Gaza. The military conducted air strikes, artillery shelling, light weapon fire, and smoke bomb attacks.
Northern Gaza
In Gaza City, an Israeli attack destroyed a house in the city center, killing three Palestinians, including two women, and injuring others. Many are still missing.
Fighter jets also bombed the Zeitoun, Sabra, and al-Nafaq neighborhoods, but no casualties were reported.
In West Gaza City, a drone targeted refugees sheltering at Yarmouk School, injuring several people.
Four Palestinians were also injured in a shooting in the southeastern Al-Zaytoun district, with smoke rising from the targeted area.
Throughout Gaza City, Israeli military vehicles fired rounds from various positions, while ground forces maneuvered nearby.
In a separate attack Thursday night, an Israeli bomber struck a house in the Sabra district, killing four family members and leaving around 40 under the rubble, as reported by the Palestinian Civil Defense and medical sources to Anadolu.
An Anadolu correspondent stated that Israel's attacks intensified in Gaza at night.
Central Gaza
In central Gaza, Israeli gunfire injured several Palestinians in the northwestern Nuseirat refugee camp as they attempted to travel from south to north on Al-Rashid Street.
In Khan Younis, the Israeli military bombed a civilian gathering in the Al-Biyuk neighborhood, killing one person.
Elsewhere in Khan Younis, artillery shelling targeted a group of civilians in the Hamd area, killing a woman and injuring several others.
Israeli bombings also targeted civilians near the Bani Suhaila roundabout in eastern Khan Younis, resulting in more Palestinian casualties, though details are limited.
The attacks occurred despite a ceasefire agreement announced in the early hours of Thursday, following four days of indirect negotiations between Hamas and Israel in the Egyptian city of Sharm el-Sheikh, on the Red Sea, with mediation from Turkey, Egypt, Qatar, and the U.S.
On September 29, Trump unveiled a 20-point plan for Gaza, which included the release of all Israeli prisoners in exchange for around 2,000 Palestinian detainees, a permanent ceasefire, and a gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from the entire Gaza Strip.
The second phase of the plan calls for the formation of a new governance mechanism in Gaza without Hamas' participation, the establishment of security forces consisting of Palestinian and troops from Arab and Islamic states, and the disarmament of Hamas.
The plan also stipulates funding from Arab and Islamic nations for the new government and the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip, with limited involvement from the Palestinian Authority.
Arab and Muslim countries have welcomed the plan, but some officials also stated that many details need to be discussed and negotiated for full implementation.
Israel's genocide in Gaza has killed at least 67,194 Palestinian civilians, mostly children and women. Israel's brutal attacks have also injured 169,890 people since October 2023. Thousands are believed to be buried under the rubble of destroyed buildings.
1,139 people died in Israel during the October 7, 2023, attacks, and about 200 were captured, though now only dozens remain in Gaza.
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