What are the details of the ceasefire deal in Gaza?

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00:00After 15 months of war in the Gaza Strip, a conflict that's destabilised the broader

00:05Middle East and triggered worldwide protests, an agreement has been reached, following months

00:10of negotiations brokered by the US and Qatar.

00:14Qatar, the Arab Republic of Egypt and the United States are happy to announce the success

00:18of joint mediation efforts in order to reach a deal between the parties in conflict in

00:23the Gaza Territory to exchange prisoners and hostages and a return to a prolonged truce

00:28that achieves a permanent ceasefire between the two sides.

00:32Whilst both Israel and Hamas are on board, Israel says some final details remain, with

00:37its security cabinet and government due to ratify on Thursday.

00:42The deal will unfold in three phases, beginning with an initial six-week ceasefire.

00:47The first phase will see a hostage-prisoner exchange between Israel and Gaza.

00:52Hamas is to free 33 hostages, women, children, the sick, injured and the elderly, in exchange

00:58for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.

01:01Some 100 hostages remain captive inside the Strip, but the Israeli military believe at

01:06least a third of them are dead.

01:08Phase one will also see a partial withdrawal of Israeli troops pulling out of Gaza's most

01:12populated areas, allowing thousands of displaced Gazans in the southern Strip to return to

01:17their homes in the besieged north, as well as facilitate the movement of the sick and

01:22injured.

01:23The deal also specifies 600 truckloads of humanitarian aid is to enter Gaza every day

01:28of the ceasefire, flooding the enclave with much-needed food, medicine, supplies and fuel

01:34to alleviate the soaring malnutrition and disease.

01:38Phase two and three, though, remain somewhat in flux, and requires a successful phase one

01:43in order to move forward.

01:45Further details are to be negotiated on the 16th day of phase one for what could be the

01:49permanent end to the war.

01:51The US president has confirmed that if negotiations drag on, the truce will continue.

01:56The plan says if negotiations take longer than six weeks, the ceasefire will continue

02:03as long as the negotiations continue.

02:07If conditions are met, Hamas will release all the remaining hostages, mostly male soldiers,

02:12in exchange for more Palestinians held in Israeli prisons.

02:16It's also expected the second phase would see Israel initiate its complete withdrawal

02:20from Gaza.

02:21The details of the third and final phase remain unclear, depending on the success of the two

02:26stages before it.

02:28Should the conditions of phase two be met, the final phase will include the return of

02:32all remaining dead bodies, with the remains of deceased Israeli hostages exchanged for

02:37those of deceased Palestinian fighters.

02:40The final step will also trigger the reconstruction plan of what's left of the Gaza Strip, to

02:45be conducted under international supervision.

02:48Questions remain, however, about the enclave's long-term future, including who will rule

02:52the territory or oversee the reconstruction.

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