Israel-Gaza live updates: Israeli gov approves 1st phase of deal, ceasefire in effect

The Israeli government has approved the first phase of the ceasefire deal that was agreed upon in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, on Thursday, according to the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office.

The ceasefire went into effect at 1:20 a.m. Friday local time.

This means the Israeli Defense Forces now have 24 hours — until 1:20 a.m. Saturday local time — to withdraw to the agreed-upon lines inside of the Gaza Strip.

-ABC News’ Jordana Miller

U.S. Central Command is establishing a coordination center in Israel to support and monitor the ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel, according to a U.S. official.

The official stressed that no U.S. military personnel will be deploying to Gaza, but that 200 U.S. servicemembers will be operating from inside Israel.

In addition to monitoring the ceasefire, the coordination center will help with the flow of humanitarian, logistic and security assistance into Gaza, according to the official.

The U.S. military personnel will provide expertise in security, planning, logistics, engineering and transportation, the official said.

-ABC News’ Luis Martinez

President Donald Trump said “nobody is going to be forced to leave” Gaza, clarifying disconnect between the 20-point peace plan and what he told reporters on Thursday.

“It’s just the opposite. This is a great plan. This is a great peace plan. This is a plan that was supported by everybody,” Trump said.

Earlier Thursday, he said, “you can’t live right now in Gaza.”

When asked about the possibility of a Palestinian state, Trump said “we’re going to see how it all goes” but that they might consider options that may be “a little bit different.”

“We’re going to see how it all goes. And there’s a point at which we may do something that would be a little bit different and may be very positive for everybody,” Trump said.

U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met with Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu separately on Thursday, two sources familiar with the matter told ABC News.

The three discussed the framework of the ceasefire agreement with Hamas.

“President Herzog conveyed his deep appreciation to President Trump, Mr. Kushner, and Mr. Witkoff for their pivotal and historic role in bringing the hostages home, and in advancing Israel’s security, strengthening the well-being of its citizens, and helping to pave a path toward a new era of cooperation in the Middle East,” the president’s office said in a statement.

The meeting with Netanyahu is currently underway, the sources said.

-ABC News’ Jordana Miller