After more than two years of conflict that claimed tens of thousands of lives and caused a serious humanitarian crisis, US President Donald Trump claims that Israel and Hamas have reached an agreement on the first phase of a peace plan for Gaza.
Here are a few of the crucial points in the dispute:
Attacks by Hamas
On October 7, 2023, before dawn, hundreds of Hamas fighters enter Israel and use grenades, rockets, and firearms to raid southern Israeli villages and a music festival in the desert.
According to an AFP count based on official Israeli figures, 1,219 Israelis are killed in the conflict, the majority of them civilians.
