White House envoy Steve Witkoff was photographed on Saturday visiting an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) base in the northern Gaza Strip during a ceasefire between israel Hamas appears to have held on for a second day.

This image was obtained exclusively by Fox News. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) leader Gen. Brad Cooper accompanied Witkoff on a tour of the facility.

Thousands of Palestinians returned to their homes in the Gaza Strip on Saturday. One image shows a large group of people moving north in cars and on foot along the territory’s coastline.

“It’s an indescribable feeling; praise God,” resident Nabila Basal told Reuters. “We are very, very happy that the war has stopped and the suffering has ended.”

Ceasefire between Israel and Hamas takes effect, IDF begins withdrawing troops from Gaza

On Saturday, October 11, 2025, White House Special Envoy Steve Witkoff visited an Israel Defense Forces base in the northern Gaza Strip. (Fox News)

The Israel Defense Forces said in a post on Friday that its ceasefire agreement Now in effect.

“The ceasefire came into effect at 12:00,” the post states. “As of 12:00, IDF troops began deploying along updated deployment lines in preparation for the ceasefire and the return of the hostages. IDF troops from Southern Command are deployed in the area and will continue to neutralize any direct threats.”

IDF Arab Media Spokesperson Avichay Adraee warned, “Under the agreement, IDF troops will continue to be stationed in various areas of the Gaza Strip. You must avoid approaching IDF troops. Approaching them will endanger your life.”

Palestinians displaced to southern Gaza moved north as the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas appeared to hold on Saturday, October 11, 2025. (Reuters/Mahmoud Issa)

According to Reuters, a 72-hour countdown begins on Friday for Hamas to release the remaining hostages. twenty hostages Twenty-eight others are believed to be alive and dead.

“We are very excited and are waiting for our son and all 48 hostages,” Hagai Angrest, whose son Matan is believed to be alive, told Reuters. “We’re waiting for a call.”

Before and after images show devastating destruction in Gaza

Palestinians return to the community of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on Saturday, October 11, 2025. (Ramadan Abed/Reuters)

Palestinian health authorities say 100 bodies have been found in the Gaza Strip after Israeli troops withdrew. Reuters reports.

Ismail Zayda, a 40-year-old Gaza City resident, told news agencies that his home was still standing despite the war.

Palestinians walk through ruins as they return to the Khan Younis neighborhood on Saturday, October 11, 2025. (Ramadan Abed/Reuters)

“Thank God my house is still standing,” he is reported to have said. “But the place is destroyed, my neighbor’s house is destroyed, the whole area is gone.”

Ahmed Breem, a resident of Khan Younis, told Reuters, “We went to our area. It was wiped out. We don’t know where we will go after that.”

Palestinians stand amid the ruins of Khan Younis on Saturday, October 11, 2025. (Ramadan Abed/Reuters)

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“We can’t get furniture, clothes or anything, not even winter clothes. Nothing is left,” he added.

Fox News Digital’s Alex Nitzberg contributed to this report.