The deal has been approved – here’s what will happen in the coming dayspublished at 00:37 BST 10 October
Israel signing off on the ceasefire deal has set several things in motion – both in the short term and the long term.
Here are four things that are expected to happen immediately now that the deal is done:
1. A ceasefire in Gaza
Now the agreement has been formally approved by the Israeli cabinet, a ceasefire is expected to take effect.
Reports in Israeli media suggest this will happen immediately, although a spokesperson for the prime minister’s office said it would begin within 24 hours of the cabinet’s approval.
2. Israeli troops will withdraw
The Israeli military will withdraw to a line that will leave it in control of about 53% of the Strip, the spokesperson said. According to a map distributed by the White House last week, this is the first of three stages of Israeli withdrawal.
3. A swap of hostages and bodies
After this, a 72-hour countdown will begin, during which Hamas must release all 20 of the hostages believed to be alive. The return of the bodies of the 28 deceased hostages would follow, although it is not clear how long that could take.
Israel would then release about 250 Palestinian prisoners serving life sentences in Israeli jails and 1,700 detainees from Gaza, a Palestinian source told the BBC.
Israel will also return the bodies of 15 Gazans for the remains of each Israeli hostage, according to Trump’s plan.
4. Humanitarian aid would enter Gaza
Hundreds of lorries carrying humanitarian aid will also start entering Gaza, where a famine was confirmed by UN-backed experts in August.
