The whole world was counting down the minutes to the Israel-Hamas ceasefire on Sunday morning which kicked off at 08:30 am local time.
The historic ceasefire is considered a big defeat to the Zionist regime as it could not achieve any of its objectives during its bloody campaign against the Gaza Strip.
Tel Aviv officially announces the beginning of ceasefire in Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office announced the official start of the ceasefire in Gaza at around 11:30 am local time.
The Israeli military has received orders to implement the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, Israeli media reported.
Hamas to release 3 prisoners
Qassam Brigades spokesman Abu Obaida said that as part of the prisoner exchange agreement, the Resistance movement decided to release three Zionist prisoners.
Earlier on Sunday, Hamas handed over to the mediators the names of the three prisoners who will be released.
Ben Gvir resigns from Netanyahu cabinet
Ben Gvir, the hard-line minister of Netanyahu's cabinet, and other members of the "Jewish Power" party announced their resignations in protest of the cease-fire agreement and the exchange of prisoners.
A ceasefire between the Israeli regime and the Palestinian Resistance movement Hamas took effect on Sunday morning in Gaza, aiming to halt months of intense violence and genocide committed by the Zionists.
The historic ceasefire is considered a big defeat to the Zionist regime as it could not achieve any of its objectives during its bloody campaign against the Gaza Strip.
Israel violates ceasefire deal in first minutes
Several Palestinians were killed in Gaza by Israeli drone fire despite the ceasefire agreement, Anadolu Agency quoted a medical source at Baptist Hospital.
Hamas issues statement after Gaza ceasefire took effect
The Hamas movement reacted to the official start of the ceasefire in Gaza by issuing a statement on Sunday morning.
The achievement of the cease-fire in Gaza was acquired with the blood of martyred Resistance commanders who, together with their nation, made history in the Battle of al-Aqsa Storm and were present in the fields of war with stability and steadfastness, Hamas said.
The Resistance movement also honored the memory of martyrs Saleh al-Arouri, Yahya Sinwar, and Ismail Haniyeh.
Displaced Palestinians returning to north Gaza
Gaza people celebrating ceasefire
Aid trucks ready to enter Gaza
Hundreds of trucks carrying humanitarian aid are lined up in front of the Rafah crossing in the south of the Gaza Strip, ready to enter the war-torn strip.
Ceasefire officially takes effect
The ceasefire finally began in Gaza after 468 days of Israeli genocide.
At 08:30 am local time on Sunday, the implementation of the ceasefire agreement kicked off.
What is set to happen on day 1 of the ceasefire?
According to the truce plan, Hamas will release three living female prisoners in exchange for 95 Palestinians held in Israeli jails, most of them women and children.
The exchange will begin after 4 pm local time (14:00 GMT).
The release of the captives will be facilitated by the Red Cross, according to Al Jazeera.
In addition, Israeli troops are to start pulling back from Gaza’s population centers. In the first six weeks, Israeli troops are to pull back into a buffer zone about a kilometer (0.6 miles) wide inside Gaza along its borders with occupied Palestine.
Israel is also to ease its blockade on Gaza and allow in 600 trucks carrying humanitarian supplies. The UN and aid agencies say they have supplies waiting at the entry points to the Palestinian enclave and are ready to surge the deliveries of food, water, medicine, and shelter materials.
As the Zionist forces withdraw from Gaza, displaced Palestinians are returning to their land
Israeli forces gradually retreating from Gaza
Media sources early on Sunday published footage of the troops of several Israeli military units retreating from the war-torn Palestinian strip.
The withdrawal of Israeli forces came as the Tel Aviv regime carried out several attacks across Gaza in the last hours before the ceasefire. The Israeli military struck Gaza City in the north, Deir el-Balah and Nuseirat in the center, and Rafah and Khan Younis in the south.
According to Al Jazeera, there were no immediate reports of casualties.
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