The Israeli cabinet are meeting to given final approval to the Gaza ceasefire deal after the first phase of the deal was signed by Israel and Hamas.
Reuters is reporting Hamas's chief negotiator as saying the group has received guarantees from US and Arab mediators that the war had ended - "permanently."
Donald Trump says he plans to visit the area and that hostages should be released early next week.
The UN plans to surge supplies of aid and medical supplies into Gaza 24 hours after a ceasefire starts.
Two million people are in need of food - with half a million estimated to be malnourished.
The BBC's Middle East correspondent is Seb Usher
