Around 250,000 people have returned to Gaza City since the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came into force, Gaza Civil Defense spokesperson Mahmoud Bassal said.
"Some 250,000 people have returned to Gaza City today after the ceasefire came into effect," the spokesperson said.
Earlier, Israel and Hamas agreed on the first phase of U.S. President Donald Trump’s peace plan. Phase one provides for the release of all hostages in the near future and the withdrawal of Israeli forces to agreed positions inside Gaza.
The ceasefire agreement came into effect from 9:00 a.m. GMT and the Israeli troops began positioning themselves along the updated deployment lines.
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