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Why Now? The Lost Chances to Reach a Hostage Deal, and a Cease-Fire, Months Ago
ByDavid E. Sanger and Adam Rasgon October 12, 2025

On Gaza, President Trump put few, if any, guardrails on Israel’s offensive, bucking international demands for a cease-fire. Then he changed course.

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Why Now? The Lost Chances to Reach a Hostage Deal, and a Cease-Fire, Months Ago
ByDavid E. Sanger and Adam Rasgon October 12, 2025October 13, 2025

On Gaza, President Trump put few, if any, guardrails on Israel’s offensive, bucking international demands for a cease-fire. Then he changed course.

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Israel and Hamas Were Not Ready for a Comprehensive Peace Deal, Mediator Says
ByAdam Rasgon October 12, 2025

The Qatari prime minister told The New York Times that Gaza war mediators decided to delay talks on more difficult issues so a hostage-prisoner swap could be concluded quickly.

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Israel and Hamas Were Not Ready for a Comprehensive Peace Deal, Mediator Says
ByAdam Rasgon October 12, 2025

The Qatari prime minister told The New York Times that Gaza war mediators decided to delay talks on more difficult issues so a hostage-prisoner swap could be concluded quickly.

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Israelis and Palestinians Await Hostage-Prisoner Swap With Relief and Elation
ByIsabel Kershner October 12, 2025October 12, 2025

Under the first phase of the new cease-fire deal, all of the living hostages in Gaza are expected to be released in the next 24 hours in exchange for about 2,000 Palestinians imprisoned by Israel.

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3 Qatari Officials Die in Car Crash in Egypt Before Gaza Summit
ByVivian Nereim October 12, 2025October 12, 2025

The crash was in Sharm el Sheikh, where indirect talks between Israel and Hamas led to a breakthrough deal. The city will also host a summit on Monday.

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Agencies prepare to bring aid to starving people in Gaza as ceasefire appears to hold
ByOliver Holmes October 11, 2025

Unicef says ‘humanitarian crisis continues’ and expects to scale up aid deliveries on SundayGaza ceasefire – live updatesAid agencies are preparing to bring large amounts of vital aid to starving people in Gaza this weekend, as a ceasefire between Isra…

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The Gaza effect: how a global pro-Palestine protest movement met repression and resistance
By October 11, 2025

Across the west, solidarity marches are testing governments’ tolerance for dissent. From arrests to bans, free-speech boundaries are shiftingThe ceasefire between Hamas and Israel has been met with joy and relief across the Middle East and beyond. Over…

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The Gaza effect: how a global pro-Palestine protest movement met repression and resistance
By October 11, 2025

Across the west, solidarity marches are testing governments’ tolerance for dissent. From arrests to bans, free-speech boundaries are shiftingThe ceasefire between Hamas and Israel has been met with joy and relief across the Middle East and beyond. Over…

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‘Over the Clouds’: Families of Palestinian Prisoners Await Their Release
ByFatima AbdulKarim October 11, 2025October 12, 2025

Israel agreed to free 250 Palestinians serving life sentences, many of whom will be sent into exile. For their families, it brought joy. But for those whose relatives were excluded, it was a crushing blow.

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