Overview

• The agreement, expected to be signed Thursday, would free the remaining living hostages within days and trigger a surge of humanitarian aid into Gaza.
• Israel is to release hundreds of Palestinian prisoners under the deal, which negotiators link to President Donald Trump’s 20-point plan announced last month.
• Reporting from Gaza describes street celebrations tempered by caution, with residents unsure the truce will hold after years of bombardment and displacement.
• Implementation faces uncertainty as Israel’s cabinet still must approve the accord, and strikes were reported in parts of Gaza on Thursday morning.
• The war has killed 1,219 people in Israel, according to official figures, and at least 67,183 in Gaza, according to the enclave’s health ministry; 47 hostages remain, including 25 the Israeli military says are dead.