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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Lee Keath and Samy Magdy

A look at the terms -- and tensions -- in the Israel-Hamas draft ceasefire deal

Mideast Wars Gaza Ceasefire Glance - (Copyright 2023, The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

If the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal goes according to the current draft, then fighting will stop in Gaza for 42 days, and dozens of Israeli hostages and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners will be freed. In this first phase Israeli troops will pull back to the edges of Gaza, and many Palestinians will be able to return to what remains of their homes as stepped-up aid flows in.

The question is if the ceasefire will survive beyond that first phase.

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