Terms of Truce or Ceasefire or Cessation of Hostility according to the BBC
Israeli withdrawal, with these intended to occur during the latter phases of Trump's peace plan.
What happens next?
If completed, the first phase of Trump's 20-point plan would be followed by negotiations over the details of the later phases – but many of these points could be hard to reach an agreement on.
The proposal, which you can read in full here, says that if it is agreed by both sides, the war would "immediately end".
It says Gaza would be demilitarised and all "military, terror and offensive infrastructure" would be destroyed.
It also says Gaza would be initially governed by a temporary transitional committee of Palestinian technocrats - supervised by a "Board of Peace" headed and chaired by Trump and involving former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair.
Governance of the Strip would eventually be handed over to the Palestinian Authority - which administers the West Bank - once it has undergone reforms.
Hamas - the armed group that has run the territory since 2007 - would play no future role in its governance, directly or indirectly, according to the plan.
Hamas members would be offered amnesty if they committed to peaceful co-existence, or would be provided safe passage to another country.
No Palestinians would be forced to leave Gaza and those who wished to leave would be free to return.
A "Trump economic development plan to rebuild and energise Gaza" would be created by a panel of experts.
What are the sticking points over the later phases?
There are likely to be multiple points of contention during the negotiations over later phases of the deal.
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Hamas has previously refused to lay down its weapons, saying it would only do so once a Palestinian state had been established.
The group also made no mention of disarming in its initial response to the plan last weekend, fuelling speculation that its position had not changed.
And though Israel has agreed to Trump's plan in full, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared to push back on the Palestinian Authority being involved in a post-war Gaza, even as he stood on the podium next to its president last week.
Hamas has also said it expects to have some future role in Gaza as part of "a unified Palestinian movement".
Another sticking point is the extent of Israeli troop withdrawal. Israel says its first withdrawal will see it retaining control of around 53% of Gaza. The White House plan indicates further withdrawals to around 40% and then 15%.
That final stage would be a "security perimeter" that would "remain until Gaza is properly secure from any resurgent terror threat".
The wording here is vague and gives no clear timeline for full Israeli withdrawal - something Hamas is likely to want clarity.
Photo by Enas Tantesh
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Terms of Truce or Ceasefire or Cessation of Hostility according to the BBC
Israeli withdrawal, with these intended to occur during the latter phases of Trump's peace plan.
What happens next?
If completed, the first phase of Trump's 20-point plan would be followed by negotiations over the details of the later phases – but many of these points could be hard to reach an agreement on.
The proposal, which you can read in full here, says that if it is agreed by both sides, the war would "immediately end".
It says Gaza would be demilitarised and all "military, terror and offensive infrastructure" would be destroyed.
It also says Gaza would be initially governed by a temporary transitional committee of Palestinian technocrats - supervised by a "Board of Peace" headed and chaired by Trump and involving former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair.
Governance of the Strip would eventually be handed over to the Palestinian Authority - which administers the West Bank - once it has undergone reforms.
Hamas - the armed group that has run the territory since 2007 - would play no future role in its governance, directly or indirectly, according to the plan.
Hamas members would be offered amnesty if they committed to peaceful co-existence, or would be provided safe passage to another country.
No Palestinians would be forced to leave Gaza and those who wished to leave would be free to return.
A "Trump economic development plan to rebuild and energise Gaza" would be created by a panel of experts.
What are the sticking points over the later phases?
There are likely to be multiple points of contention during the negotiations over later phases of the deal.
Lyse Doucet: This is a huge moment but just the beginning
Hamas has previously refused to lay down its weapons, saying it would only do so once a Palestinian state had been established.
The group also made no mention of disarming in its initial response to the plan last weekend, fuelling speculation that its position had not changed.
And though Israel has agreed to Trump's plan in full, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared to push back on the Palestinian Authority being involved in a post-war Gaza, even as he stood on the podium next to its president last week.
Hamas has also said it expects to have some future role in Gaza as part of "a unified Palestinian movement".
Another sticking point is the extent of Israeli troop withdrawal. Israel says its first withdrawal will see it retaining control of around 53% of Gaza. The White House plan indicates further withdrawals to around 40% and then 15%.
That final stage would be a "security perimeter" that would "remain until Gaza is properly secure from any resurgent terror threat".
The wording here is vague and gives no clear timeline for full Israeli withdrawal - something Hamas is likely to want clarity.
Photo by Enas Tantesh
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