Good evening. I'm Amna Nawaz.

And I'm Jeff Bennett. On the news hour tonight, hopes for a lasting peace. Israel and Hamas

worked to implement the first phase of the ceasefire deal.

In the U.S., a deal to end the government shutdown remains elusive. We speak with Senate

Majority Leader John Thune about the stalemate.

It's going to take Democrats to open up the government. And I've said, give us the votes to open up the

government, then we'll have a conversation about some of these issues that you want to, you want to

discuss. And ICE escalates immigration raids in Chicago as the Trump administration moves to deploy the National Guard.

They knocked down every door and took almost every person in that building, regardless of citizenship status.

There were children, there were will release all 20 living hostages in the coming days in exchange

for Palestinian prisoners, while the Israeli military will begin pulling back but stay inside

Gaza.

Tonight, the Pentagon announced that the U.S. is sending 200 troops to help, quote,

support and monitor the peace deal.

But uncertainty remains about some of the thornyer aspects of the plan, such as whether

and how Hamas will disarm and who will govern Gaza.

Nick Schiffran has that report.

In Gaza City today, medics make their way to a central square, but not to rescue.

Instead, to celebrate and savor the sweetness of what they hope is no more war.

Honestly, these are indescribable feelings. We can't believe it.

But thank God the war has ended and we're alive.

45 miles to the north in Tel Aviv, singing and group hugs.

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