Israel cabinet don approve ceasefire deal for Gaza, wey go start di first phase of di agreement. Di deal go make Israel release hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in exchange for di captives wey dey Gaza, comot dia troops from some parts of di enclave, and allow hundreds of aid trucks enter Gaza every day.
Di cabinet approval wey happen early Friday follow di ceasefire agreement wey Israel and Palestinian resistance group Hamas agree on Thursday. Di Israeli government talk say, "Di government, under Benjamin Netanyahu, don approve di agreement to end di war for Gaza Strip and return all di hostages wey dey Gaza."
Di cabinet meeting start with security briefing from Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir. Local media talk say US President Donald Trump Special Envoy to di Middle East, Steve Witkoff, and Trump son-in-law, Jared Kushner, join di meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after dem finish dia talks. Di meeting bin delay for hours after di earlier Security Cabinet session no fit vote on Trump 20-point Gaza peace deal.
Israeli public broadcaster Kan publish one document wey dem title "Comprehensive end to di Gaza war." Di document talk say di government don approve di agreement, but some extremist ministers like Itamar Ben-Gvir, Bezalel Smotrich, Yitzhak Wasserlauf, and Amichai Eliyahu vote against Trump plan.
'We don end war for Gaza'
Di ceasefire agreement bin dey announced early Thursday after four days of indirect negotiations between Hamas and Israel for Egypt Red Sea city of Sharm el-Sheikh, with mediation from Türkiye, Egypt, Qatar, and di US. Di second phase of di plan go involve di creation of new government mechanism for Gaza without Hamas, di formation of security force wey go get Palestinians and troops from Arab and Islamic countries, and di disarmament of Hamas.
Arab and Muslim countries don welcome di plan. Both Israel and Hamas don confirm say dem go follow di first phase, wey include prisoner exchange, Israeli troop withdrawal to di designated lines, and di entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza after di blockade wey don dey for years.
Hamas talk say di first exchange go free 20 Israeli captives in return for almost 2,000 Palestinian prisoners. Dis one go include 250 Palestinians wey dey serve life sentence and 1,700 others, many of dem na women and children, wey dem detain since di war start. Di swap suppose happen within 72 hours after di deal start.
Di 20-point plan wey dem first announce on September 29 include di release of all Israeli captives in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, ceasefire, di disarmament of Hamas, and di rebuilding of Gaza. Earlier on Thursday, Trump talk say di US and oda negotiators don help end Israel war for Gaza, and di Israeli captives suppose dey free by Monday or Tuesday. E talk say, "we don end war for Gaza," and e go bring "lasting peace."
Hamas chief negotiator, Khalil al Hayya, talk say di Palestinian resistance group don get assurance from di US, Arab mediators, and Türkiye say Israel genocide for Gaza don permanently end. Meanwhile, far-right Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir warn on Thursday say him extremist Jewish Power party go try remove Prime Minister Netanyahu if dem no dismantle Hamas.
US military team to 'monitor' di truce
Meanwhile, US military team of 200 people go dey Middle East to "monitor" di Gaza ceasefire, senior US officials talk on Thursday. Admiral Brad Cooper, wey be di head of US military Central Command, go get 200 people for ground. Him role na to monitor, observe, and make sure say no violation dey, one senior official talk. Egyptian, Qatari, Turkish, and maybe Emirati military officials go join di team, dem talk. Another official talk say "no US troops go enter Gaza."
