Israel’s Prime Minister (PM) Benjamin Netanyahu has given his first speech since the ceasefire deal was announced.
He said Israel can restart the war in Gaza with US support if the second phase of the deal fails.
According to the prime minister, if Israel returns to fighting, it will do it in “new, forceful ways”.
Netanyahu has said that access to the Philadelphi Corridor and Israeli military presence along the border with Gaza were preconditions to accepting the deal.
“We will increase our military presence there,” Benjamin Netanyahu said, adding that Israel will not allow “the arrival of any weapons” for Hamas.
Talks about the terms of the second phase of the ceasefire are set to start on Day 16 of the first phase and will focus on achieving “a permanent end to the war”.
There would also be a full withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza. The third and final stage will involve the reconstruction of Gaza something which could take many years.
The deal was approved after more than 400 days of war in which Israeli forces killed almost 47,000 Palestinians.
The ceasefire will go into effect at 8.30am local time (06:30 GMT).
According to the plan, three living female captives are to be released after 4pm (14:00 GMT).
Soon afterwards, Israel will release about 95 Palestinian prisoners, who are mostly minors or female.
