A Palestinian girl sits by aid parcels after aid trucks entered from the Karem Abu Salem crossing, in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on October 12, 2025, as a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian factions holds.

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Palestinians return to Gaza City ruins as Israel-Hamas truce takes hold

By Lyndal Rowlands and Ted Regencia

Published On 13 Oct 202513 Oct 2025

  • Israel and Hamas are set to exchange 20 Israeli captives held in Gaza for  nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners in the coming hours.
  • US President Donald Trump has said the war in Gaza is over as he flew to the Middle East, where he will address the Israeli Knesset and co-chair a summit in Egypt on the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas.