A planned pause in fighting in Gaza went into effect Friday morning, as aid trucks including fuel entered the besieged Palestinian enclave and photos from southern Gaza showed people out in the streets after weeks of fighting and Israeli bombardment. The first respite in seven weeks of war follows a deal between Israel and Hamas, which on Friday is set to release an initial group of 13 hostages taken by militants in the Oct. 7 attack on Israel. Fifty hostages are expected to be freed over a four-day pause in fighting in exchange for 150 Palestinian prisoners in Israel under the agreement, which resulted from weeks of Qatar-mediated negotiations.
