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How the U.S. and the Arab World Teamed Up to Seal the Gaza Deal
ByAdam Rasgon, David M. Halbfinger, Natan Odenheimer, Ronen Bergman and Luke Broadwater October 14, 2025October 15, 2025

The cease-fire talks in Egypt showed that with pressure on Hamas and Israel, seemingly huge impediments could be overcome or set aside.

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Released Israeli hostages give accounts of torture, torment and extraordinary danger
ByDaniel Boffey in Jerusalem October 14, 2025

Descriptions of captivity suggest Hamas had a change of approach in recent weeks as ceasefire talks progressedGaza ceasefire – live updatesAfter the jubilation in Israel of the return of the last Gaza hostages, stories of their time in captivity, hidde…

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What issues are still to be resolved in the Gaza ceasefire deal?
ByArchie Bland and Peter Beaumont October 14, 2025

Some questions that must be answered if Donald Trump’s approach is to avoid repeating the failure of the Oslo accordsThis article is an extract from our First Edition newsletter. Sign up hereThe release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas and Palestinian…

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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei | Benjamin Netanyahu | Donald Trump | Gaza | Hamas | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Middle East and north Africa | Nuclear weapons | Palestine | Palestinian territories | Petrol prices | US foreign policy | World news

What issues are still to be resolved in the Gaza ceasefire deal?
ByArchie Bland and Peter Beaumont October 14, 2025

Some questions that must be answered if Donald Trump’s approach is to avoid repeating the failure of the Oslo accordsThis article is an extract from our First Edition newsletter. Sign up hereThe release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas and Palestinian…

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Israel reportedly tells Hamas to return all hostage bodies by end of Tuesday
ByDaniel Boffey in Jerusalem October 14, 2025

Ministers believe Hamas is holding back bodies of some captives abducted in October 2023, reports Israeli mediaGaza ceasefire – live updatesIsrael has reportedly set the end of Tuesday as a deadline for progress on the return by Hamas of the bodies of …

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Families of dead hostages urge US to ‘leave no stone unturned’ to have them returned
ByDaniel Boffey in Jerusalem October 14, 2025October 14, 2025

Returning the bodies of 28 hostages was part of the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas but only four have been handed overGaza ceasefire – live updatesThe families of missing dead Israeli hostages have written to the US special envoy Steve Witkoff…

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Israel Pressures Hamas to Return Bodies, but Gaza’s Destruction Poses Challenge
ByLiam Stack and Aaron Boxerman October 14, 2025October 14, 2025

The Israeli government is considering limits on aid to Gaza to penalize Hamas for not turning over more bodies of former hostages. But devastation in the enclave complicates the retrieval of all remains.

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How Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan Presents Hurdles for Israel and Hamas
ByDavid M. Halbfinger and Adam Rasgon October 14, 2025October 14, 2025

Hamas released hostages and agreed to abide by a cease-fire, but persuading it to lay down its arms is another matter.

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Red Cross receives bodies of four more Israeli hostages; Trump says Hamas must disarm ‘or we will disarm them’ – as it happened
ByYohannes Lowe (now) and Adam Fulton (earlier) October 14, 2025October 14, 2025

This live blog is now closed. You can read our latest coverage here:Israel limits aid in dispute over hostage remainsTrump says Hamas will be forced to disarm or ‘we will disarm them’Despite the ceasefire agreement, a medical source told Palestinian ne…

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Tuesday briefing: After the hostage release, five questions that will shape Gaza’s future
ByArchie Bland October 14, 2025

In today’s newsletter: Wild celebrations on both sides – but prospects for an enduring peace rest on compromises that appear difficult to reachGood morning. The last 20 living Israeli hostages in Gaza were freed yesterday, after more than two years in …

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