Explained: Gaza ceasefire plan

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The Gaza conflict may be drawing to a close after 15 months of death and destruction. Negotiators announced on Wednesday that Israel and Hamas had reached a ceasefire deal. But what does the plan involve? CGTN’s Michael Marillier explains.   #Gaza #Israel #Palestine #ceasefire

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00:00How will the proposed Gaza ceasefire work?

00:03This is what we know from the plan announced on Wednesday.

00:07Phase one will last just over 40 days.

00:10In this phase, Hamas hands over 33 Israeli hostages.

00:14This group includes women, children, and the elderly.

00:17In return, Israel releases Palestinian prisoners.

00:21It's not clear how many,

00:22but we understand it could be several hundred.

00:25Israeli troops will also start to withdraw

00:28from densely populated areas.

00:30The idea is to allow residents to return to their homes,

00:33or in some cases, the remains of their homes.

00:37The plan also allows aid groups

00:38to send more trucks carrying much-needed supplies,

00:41such as food and medicine.

00:44Then there's phase two.

00:46Negotiators will start talking about this phase

00:4816 days after phase one begins.

00:52If those talks go as planned,

00:54Hamas will return all remaining hostages.

00:57Israel's defense force will then withdraw further,

01:00possibly to the edges of Gaza.

01:02Finally, phase three.

01:04Hamas hands over the remains of hostages who've been killed.

01:08Israel then helps facilitate

01:10a reconstruction program in Gaza,

01:12a process that could take several years.

01:15But if the deal holds,

01:17this conflict may be drawing to an end.

01:19And make no mistake, it's been a devastating conflict.

01:23Around 1,200 Israeli citizens have died.

01:27Israel's military says 400 troops have been killed.

01:31Gaza health officials say

01:33nearly 47,000 Palestinians have died.

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