Ceasefire

'Emotion, anticipation, and apprehension': Hostage Family Forum welcomes Gaza ceasefire

The forum also called on the Israeli government to convene immediately to approve the agreement. 

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People participate in a vigil for the hostages in Gaza on the second anniversary of the October 7 massacre, in Buenos Aires, Argentina October 7, 2025
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump embrace in the White House in Washington, September 29, 2025.

Netanyahu vows to bring all hostages home as Trump announces Gaza deal

Israel, Hamas agreed on maps of the IDF’s withdrawal from Gaza • PM Netanyahu: With God's help, we will bring them all home

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Hostage families, activists protest at the Prime Minister's Residence in Jerusalem, October 5, 2025.

Trump announces parties have reached a Gaza deal, hostages will be release in 72 hours

The deal is expected to be signed in Egypt on Thursday afternoon, sources in the Hamas terrorist organization told Lebanese outlet Al Mayadeen. 

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Families of Israelis held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, build a sukkah outside the PM's residence in Jerusalem, with photographs of the hostages, on October 05, 2025.

Israel prepares for ceasefire agreement to be reached by Thursday, official says

Marwan Barghouti, Ahmad Sa’adat not set for release as part of deal • Israeli officials optimistic as negotiations enter ‘critical hours’

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Hamas demands 'written guarantees' of Israel's commitment to ceasefire - report

Hamas requested written guarantees of Israel’s commitment to a ceasefire as Trump’s envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff joined negotiations in Egypt amid cautious optimism from mediators.

OCTOBER 8, 2025ByAMICHAI STEIN
A Hamas terrorist shakes hands with a child as they stand guard as people gather on the day of the handover of hostages; illustrative.

Egyptian President Sisi invites Trump to signing ceremony if peace deal completed

"It would be truly wonderful if, should an agreement be reached, you could attend its signing,” Sisi said in a message directed to Trump.

OCTOBER 8, 2025BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks while meeting with Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on the sidelines of the annual United Nations General Assembly in New York City, New York, U.S., September 23, 2019.

Hamas reportedly agrees to Gaza deal, Trump prepares announcement

Nepali hostage Bipin Joshi's proof-of-life video released • IDF prepares to receive living, deceased hostages • US expects Gaza deal agreement by Friday, official tells ‘Post’

OCTOBER 8, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
IDF troops operate in the West Bank. October 8, 2025.

Majority of Israelis want war to end, Netanyahu to resign, IDI poll finds

The Israel Democracy Institute found that 66% of Israelis surveyed believe that the Israel-Hamas War should be ended by the current hostage deal on the table.

OCTOBER 8, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A memorial ceremony at the Nova festival marking two years since the October 7 massacre when Hamas terrorists infiltrated southern Israel, murdering more than 1200 people. October 07, 2025.

Sukkot and the canopy of peace - opinion

Sukkot reminds us that the sukkah stands only because each beam supports the others.

OCTOBER 7, 2025ByWILLIAM C. DAROFF
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reach out to shake hands at the White House last week. The world must support the Trump-Netanyahu framework in which Hamas is held accountable and peace can take root, says the writer.

Many details to be worked out on Trump Gaza plan, Qatari official says

The deal would see Israel receive all 48 hostages back after two years of Hamas captivity

OCTOBER 7, 2025ByLIRAN HARONI, REUTERS
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump over a background of Hamas members.

Hamas, PIJ flags seen at Oct. 7 protest in NYC, Israel, diaspora remembers massacre two years on

Witkoff heads to Cairo to attend ceasefire negotiations • Serious clashes outside the Israeli embassy in Athens • Gaza rocket launched at Israel's border communities on Oct. 7 anniversary.

OCTOBER 7, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A memorial ceremony at the Nova festival marking two years since the October 7 massacre when Hamas terrorists infiltrated southern Israel, murdering more than 1,200 people. October 07, 2025.

First round of hostage deal negotiations in Cairo positive, sources say - report

The first round of negotiations between the mediators and the Hamas terrorist organization delegation in Sharm el-Sheikh has ended, Qatari news outlet Al-Jazeera reported.

OCTOBER 7, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Hamas officials, Khalil Al-Hayya and Osama Hamdan, attend a press conference in Beirut, Lebanon, November 21, 2023.

Trump shares pictures of Tel Aviv protests as negotiators hunker down on Gaza ceasefire talks

Trump cited the Tel Aviv hostage protests as evidence that Israeli want the war to end during his joint appearance with Netanyahu.

OCTOBER 7, 2025ByPHILISSA CRAMER/JTA
People gather to stage a protest demanding an end to the war in Gaza and the return of the hostages, at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, Israel on Oct. 04, 2025.

'There has been tremendous progress, I expect a Gaza deal soon,' says Trump

The US president also assured that he received "strong signals from Iran that they'd like to see this done." 

OCTOBER 7, 2025ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
U.S. President Donald Trump attends an event to sign an executive order authorizing the construction of an access road to the Ambler mining district in Alaska, at the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 6, 2025.

Israel at War Day 731: What's happening with the Trump peace deal?

First round of hostage deal negotiations successful • Khalil al-Hayya, Hamas's chief negotiator • Trump hosts former hostage Idan Alexander in the White House

OCTOBER 6, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
IDF tank operates in the Gaza Strip. May 28, 2024.