The UN secretary-general has reacted after Israel and Hamas agreed to have a ceasefire deal to halt the war in Gaza. The conflict had lasted several months.

The question is if the ceasefire will survive beyond its first phase. Here is a look at the plan and potential pitfalls.

Israel and Hamas have agreed to stop the war for six weeks, but now the hard part begins for all sides. During the first phase of the deal, which will last for 42 days, Hamas will release 33 of the roughly 100 Israeli hostages it has held for more than 15 months,

In the first phase of the truce with Hamas, Israel will release 737 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for the release of the first Israeli hostages from the Gaza Strip, who were abducted on October 7,