The final draft of the first phase of a Gaza peace deal was signed “by all parties” on Thursday, Israeli government spokeswoman Shosh Bedrosian said. The agreement means fighting will stop, Israel will partially withdraw from the Palestinian enclave and Hamas will free hostages in exchange for prisoners held by Israel. Follow our liveblog for all the latest developments.

Yesterday's developments:

• US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will no longer attend a meeting in Paris with European, Arab and other states on Thursday to discuss Gaza's post-war transition, but Washington is likely to be represented, according to diplomatic sources.
• A senior Hamas official said that negotiations held in Egypt for an end to the war in Gaza were advancing.
• US President Donald Trump said a deal was almost done and that he may travel to the Middle East this weekend, possibly leaving as soon as Saturday, if an agreement is reached. 
• Spanish lawmakers have approved the enshrinement in law of an arms embargo on Israel that Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez introduced to end what he called"the genocide in Gaza".