Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called for international support partners to acheive lasting peace during a phone call with French President Emmanuel Macron today, according to Palestinian news agency WAFA.

Abbas expressed gratitude for France’s support in international forums and reiterated the need for the full withdrawal of Israeli forces, allowing the Palestinian Authority to assume full responsibilities in the area, according to the report.

The Palestinian Authority governs parts of the Israeli-occupied West Bank, while Hamas has controlled Gaza since 2007 after ousting the Palestinian Authority from power.

Abbas also stressed the importance of international recognition for Palestine, its full membership to the United Nations and the implementation of the two-state solution.

Crowds gathered at a roundabout in Homs last night, waving Palestinian flags and chanting calls to bomb Tel Aviv.

In a video verified by NBC News and posted on Jan. 17, social media users captioned it as showing support for Gaza on the streets of Homs following the announcement of a ceasefire agreement.

Otzma Yehudit, a far-right Israeli political party, said its members will submit letters of resignation tomorrow morning in protest of the ceasefire deal.

The political party believes the deal is "reckless" and "constitutes surrender to Hamas."

Otzma Yehudit members include National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Minister of Heritage Amihai Ben-Eliyahu.

Netanyahu said the Israel Defense Forces will remain deployed inside and around Gaza as part of the ceasefire agreement.

Netanyahu said troop deployment will be increased to secure the entire Philadelphi Corridor, which spans the border between Gaza and Egypt.

"We promised in the agreement that Israel would maintain full control of the Philadelphi axis and the security buffer that surrounds the entire Gaza Strip," he said. "Our forces will be deployed inside the Strip and will close it off from all sides."

The prime minister also said that detainees suspected of murder, who are set to be released as part of the deal, will not be brought back to the West Bank but will instead be deported to Gaza or abroad.

During his remarks tonight, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu went all in on Trump, extending his thanks to the president-elect for lifting all remaining restrictions to America's ammunition supply to Israel.

Trump will take office on Monday and has reportedly said he will lift all military sanctions on Day 1. NBC News has not independently confirmed this.

America's arms transfers to Israel have been criticized by many as the situation in Gaza has grown increasingly dire. Israel has killed more than 46,000 people in the enclave in the 15 months since it launched its war on Hamas after the group killed 1,200 people and took around 250 hostages.

The southern Gaza city of Rafah is set to implement a gradual plan to reopen the city’s streets after the IDF withdraws its forces as part of the ceasefire, according to Dr. Ahmed Al-Sufi, head of the municipality. 

The plan includes clearing rubble, rehabilitating roads, and ensuring safe traffic, he said, according to the municipality's Facebook page. 

Rafah was left uninhabitable by the Israeli assault, its buildings crumbled and blackened. There were no civilians to be seen when the IDF invited NBC News to Gaza's southernmost city in September.

Al-Sufi urged citizens to be patient and not rush back to areas while emergency teams clear mines and hazards, promising efforts to ensure a return to normalcy.

He praised the resilience of Rafah’s residents, who endured eight months of forced displacement, calling their patience “a source of inspiration and pride.” 

Dozens of trucks filled with humanitarian aid were also lined up on Egypt’s side of the Rafah border crossing, ready to enter Gaza after the ceasefire deal comes into effect, according to Al Qahera News.

In his remarks tonight, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu emphasized that the ceasefire deal is temporary and that Israel will resume fighting if it needs to.

"If we need to resume fighting, we will do so in new ways and we will do so with tremendous force," Netanyahu said. "We maintain our right to resume the war if necessary with the backing of the U.S."

Netanyahu said both President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump "have given full backing to Israel's right to return to combat."

Humanitarian aid group Doctors Without Borders said that while the incoming ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is a relief, it is "more than 465 days and 46,000 lives too late."

"The Israeli government, Hamas, and world leaders have tragically failed the people of Gaza, by not agreeing [to] and imposing a sustained ceasefire sooner," the organization said in a statement issued today. "The relief that this ceasefire brings is far from enough for people to rebuild their lives, reclaim their dignity and to mourn for those killed and all that’s been lost."

The group said the ceasefire "is only the beginning in addressing the immense humanitarian, psychological, and medical needs in Gaza," emphasizing that Israel must end its blockade of the strip to ensure aid can reach Palestinians in need.

"The toll of this hideous war includes the obliteration of homes, hospitals, and infrastructure; the displacement of millions of people that are now in desperate need of water, food, and shelter in the cold winter," the group said.

Israel said it will not move forward with the ceasefire agreement, scheduled to take effect tomorrow, until it receives a list of the hostages Hamas plans to release, according to a statement from Netanyahu's office posted on X today.

"Israel will not tolerate violations of the agreement," the statement read. "The sole responsibility lies with Hamas."