The agreement will free dozens of hostages kidnapped by Hamas as well as Palestinians held in Israeli prisons.
Since then, Israel has led a brutal retaliatory siege in Gaza and near-total blockade.
More than46,000Palestinans have been killed in the offensive, withsome estimatesplacing the total death toll at more than 64,000.
A elderly woman sits in front of a destroyed building to take a rest as she collects tree branches to light a fire in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip after Israeli shelling of the camp stopped on Nov. 29, 2024.EYAD BABA/AFP/Getty Images
The brutality of the war has spurred accusations ofengineered famine,war crimesandgenocideagainst Palestinians trapped in the Gaza strip.
Details of the deal have not been formally released and must still be approved by Israeli officials.
Netanhayus office said on Wednesday that a deal had not yet been finalized.
Biden responded to the news of the ceasefire in a statement.
