A ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas is scheduled to take effect on the evening of October 9, pending Israeli government ratification, an official from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office told Reuters. The implementation timeline involves multiple stages, with the final hostage releases potentially occurring on October 13.

This comes after Netanyahu met with US President Donald Trump at the White House to discuss the American president’s Gaza peace deal.

Following government approval, a 24-hour period will allow for potential appeals to the High Court of Justice, the source claimed. Once that window closes, Hamas will have 72 hours to fulfill its obligations under the agreement and release all hostages, both living and deceased.

The window for appeal could extend the final release date to October 13 rather than October 12, with Israel and Hamas reaching an informal understanding without a signed document.

Living Israeli hostages are expected to be released first without "release ceremonies," a source familiar with the agreement told Israel's Knesset News on October 9. The release schedule for deceased hostages remains uncertain.

Negotiations continue regarding the identities of Palestinian prisoners to be released. Hamas is demanding the release of individuals Israel has not yet approved, according to sources.

A local source told Israeli state broadcaster Kan 11 that the release mechanism will mirror previous deals: "Murderers will not be released to the West Bank, and the issue of the third state has not yet been determined."

Hamas has informed mediators and Israel that it does not know the whereabouts of several hostages. Consequently, an Israeli-Egyptian-Qatari-Palestinian mechanism will be established to locate and facilitate the release of remaining hostages. Israel maintains that the release of all hostages is an essential component of the agreement.

“The end of the war will come as a relief to us,” Israeli cemical engineering student Shani told bne IntelliNews. “The thing we’re most worried about is the release of the hostages and knowing whether they are alive.”

Noam, a software engineer, told bne IntelliNews: “The end of the war hasn’t sunk in yet. I think it’s because many are worried that Hamas could still abandon the deal. Still, I hope that they wil abide by it as we do not want to continue living under the threat of missiles. There aren’t as many from Gaza anymore but the Houthis from Yemen remain persistent.”