Meanwhile, about 200 U.S. troops arrived in Israel to monitor and support the operation.

Palestinians gather on a street in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip on Oct. 10, 2025. Eyad Baba/AFP
Palestinians began returning to their homes on Oct. 11 as the cease-fire between Israel and the Hamas terror group got underway.
After more than two years of war, they walked down dust-covered streets surrounded by the wreckage left from the Israeli military campaign to eliminate Hamas terrorists from the Gaza Strip.