What we know of initial Gaza truce deal

Mediators from Qatar, Egypt and the United States have intensified efforts to finalise the deal in recent days. Qatar said the agreement was in its "final stages".

Demonstrators raise placards during an protest calling for action to secure the release of Israelis held hostage in Gaza since the October 2023, in front of the Israeli defence ministry in Tel Aviv on January 14, 2025, amid the ongoing war between Israel and the militant Hamas group. (AFP)