Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas have been at war since early October.
It began when Hamas gunmen launched an unprecedented attack on Israel from Gaza - the deadliest in Israel's history.
An Israeli military campaign has followed, which has killed thousands in the Palestinian territory.
What happened during the Hamas attacks on Israel?
On the morning of 7 October, waves of Hamas gunmen stormed across Gaza's border into Israel, killing about 1,200 people. Hamas also fired thousands of rockets.
Those killed included children, the elderly and 364 young people at a music festival.
Hamas took more than 250 others to Gaza as hostages.
What is Hamas and why is it fighting Israel?
Hamas became the sole ruler of Gaza after violently ejecting political rivals in 2007.
It has an armed wing and was thought to have about 30,000 fighters before the start of the war.
The group, whose name stands for Islamic Resistance Movement, wants to create an Islamic state in place of Israel. Hamas rejects Israel's right to exist and is committed to its destruction.
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