U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff announced that CENTCOM has confirmed the Israel Defence Forces completed the first phase of their withdrawal to the so-called “yellow line” at 12:00 PM local time.
With that move, the 72-hour countdown for Hamas to release hostages under the ceasefire has officially begun.
Under the agreement, Hamas is expected to return both living captives and the remains of deceased hostages within that timeframe.