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Israel and Hamas reach Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal, sources tell BBC - live updates
An agreement to end 15 months of fighting has been reached after talks in Qatar, sources say.
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Summary
- Israel and Hamas have reached a ceasefire deal to end 15 months of war in Gaza, sources tell the BBC
- The deal follows months of talks, with Qatar one of the key mediators
- Our Gaza correspondent Rushdi Abualouf says the deal will allow hundreds of thousands of displaced Gazans to return home
- Hamas attacked southern Israel on 7 October 2023, killing about 1,200 people and taking 251 back to Gaza as hostages
- The attack triggered a massive Israeli offensive on Gaza, during which more than 46,000 Palestinians have been killed, according to the Hamas-run health ministry
- Israel says 94 hostages are still being held by Hamas, of whom 34 are presumed dead
- US President-elect Donald Trump says "we have a deal for the hostages" and that "they will be released shortly" - but the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says there still "several unresolved clauses" in the deal