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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. 

Hostage families, activists protest at the Prime Minister's Residence in Jerusalem, October 5, 2025.
A view of the US Capitol building a day before a partial government shutdown is scheduled to take place, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, September 30, 2025.

Trump seeks to reshape US society during shutdown - opinion

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio updates US President Donald Trump on the Gaza proposal, at the White House in Washington, DC, US, October 8, 2025

Trump may visit Middle East on Friday after announcing agreement on Gaza deal

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson sits for an interview with Reuters at his office located at City Hall, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. September 29, 2025.

Trump calls for Chicago mayor, Illinois governor to be jailed


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.

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.

US expected to attend Paris meeting on Gaza transition, diplomatic sources say

The meeting, which will happen in parallel to negotiations between Israel, Hamas and mediators in Egypt's Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

Family of Nepali hostage Bipin Joshi releases 2023 Gaza footage, pleads for hostage deal

Pushpa Joshi, Bipin’s sister, confirmed to The Jerusalem Post that the video was released now as a direct effort to encourage the finalization of a potential hostage deal.

 A video has obtained by Israeli intelligence units of Nepali captive Bipin Joshi and will be released Wednesday evening, according to an announcement from the Hostage Family Forum earlier Wednesday.

Hostage families call for Trump to receive Nobel Peace Prize over deal efforts

“We strongly urge you to award President Trump the Nobel Peace Prize because he has vowed he will not rest and will not stop until every last hostage is back home,” the families said in a letter.

Hostage families stage a mock ceremony for the Nobel Peace Prize with US President Donald Trump as recipient, September 2, 2025.

Jewish groups oppose Trump’s pick of Kuwait envoy over antisemitism concerns

Jewish groups have cited Ghalib's remarks in the wake of the Oct. 7 attack and his past reference to the late Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, who invaded Kuwait, as a "martyr," among other things.

Amer Ghalib, the mayor of Hamtramck, speaks at the rally where Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to hold a campaign rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S., November 4, 2024.

Trump to Hostage Families Forum: 'We will never forget October 7'

Trump wrote that his administration was touched by the families' determination to continue telling the hostages' stories and steadfast advocacy.

U.S. President Donald Trump reacts as he and Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney (not pictured) meet in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 7, 2025.

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.

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." 

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.

Even if Hamas lays down arms, multifront war on Israel will persist - opinion

As hostage talks move forward under a US-backed plan for Gaza’s day-after, a coordinated wave of boycotts, disinvitations, and street intimidation continues to target Israel and Jewish communities.

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators carry a banner during a protest against the arrival of an Israeli cruise ship in the port of Piraeus near Athens, Greece, June 12, 2025.

Rubio says hostage deal 'closer than ever' but warns of major obstacles ahead

In an interview on ABC’s This Week, Rubio said the talks are structured in two stages.

 US Secretary of State Marco Rubio takes part in a media briefing during the 58th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers' meeting and related meetings at the Convention Centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on July 10, 2025.

US civil rights agency opens sweeping probe on Trump's campus antisemitism response

A Democratic-led commission will investigate the Trump administration's response to campus antisemitism.

Faculty and Professors attend a rally outside of Columbia University on the first day of the fall semester in New York City, U.S., September 2, 2025.