Here's your midday brief for Friday, October 10th. I'm Zoe Colkin for the Wall Street Journal.

The Israeli military has announced a ceasefire in Gaza went into effect at noon local time,

setting the stage for the release of the remaining hostages within a 72-hour period and an influx of humanitarian aid into the region.

Israeli-Arab officials said Israeli troops withdrew from parts of the Gaza Strip.

They pulled back to an agreed-upon point completing the initial withdrawal phase, said Steve Whitkoff,

President Trump's special envoy to the Middle East, in a social media post.

Hamas said it would begin deploying internal security forces in the area after the withdrawal.

Russia launched a massive drone and missile barrage overnight, targeting Ukrainian energy

infrastructure, causing blackouts in Kiev, and killing a seven-year-old child and wounding

dozens of civilians. Ukrainian officials

said the weapons that penetrated air defenses inflicted substantial damage on critical power

infrastructure, leading to a partial suspension of power supplies in almost a dozen regions.

Ukrainian officials called on its allies for tougher sanctions against Russia after the strikes.

And China's top market regulator has launched an anti-monopoly investigation into Qualcomm, tied to the semiconductor company's acquisition of Israeli startup autotox.

The move marks the latest action in Beijing's full-scale offensive against Washington over trade

and technology. It also comes ahead of an expected meeting between President Trump and Chinese

leader Xi Jinping, as Beijing seeks removal of tariffs and technology restrictions imposed by the U.S.

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