What we know about the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas

A ceasefire deal has been reached in Gaza. The deal, to halt Israel's bombardment of Gaza and free Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners, follows intensive negotiations in Qatar. Phase one: A six-week halt to fighting and the opening of negotiations on ending the war Hamas will release 33 of the estimated 100 Israeli hostages remaining in Gaza Gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from central Gaza and the return of displaced Palestinians to northern Gaza The deal requires 600 truckloads of humanitarian aid to be allowed into Gaza every day of the ceasefire, 50 of them carrying fuel, with 300 of the trucks allocated to north Gaza Israel will release 30 Palestinian detainees for every civilian hostage and 50 Palestinian detainees for every Israeli female soldier Hamas releases Israel will release all Palestinian women and children under 19 detained since October 7, 2023 by end of the first phase The final details are still being worked out, including the list of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners to be freed Palestinians in Khan Younis wait for news of a ceasefire deal with Israel. Phase two: Negotiations are expected to start on Day 16 of the ceasefire and include: The release of all remaining hostages in Gaza including Israeli male soldiers The remaining hostages would be released in return for more Palestinian prisoners The complete withdrawal of Israeli soldiers from Gaza and a permanent ceasefire Stage two would be "a permanent end to the war," according to US President Joe Biden Israel has said it would not agree to a complete withdrawal until Hamas's military and political capabilities are eliminated Hamas has said it would not hand over the last hostages until Israel removes all troops Israeli families of the hostages in Gaza welcomed the news of the ceasefire deal. At least 1.9 million people are displaced About 92 per cent of housing units are destroyed About 68 per cent of the road network is destroyed or damaged There are "zero" fuel reserves to operate generators at hospitals About 88 per cent of school buildings need rebuilding or major repairs About three months of rations for Gaza's population are waiting to enter UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the humanitarian group was ready to support the implementation of the ceasefire deal and scale up delivery of humanitarian aid.