Global News Podcast Israeli cabinet voting on landmark Gaza deal
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Oct 9, 2025 Israeli ministers celebrate a landmark deal aimed at peace between Israel and Gaza, raising hopes amidst ongoing humanitarian crises. In Sudan, an attack on a hospital highlights the dire conditions in besieged El-Fasher. The Nobel Prize for Literature honors Laszlo Krasnohorkai, renowned for his complex prose. Experts discuss the implications of the U.S.-backed peace plan, including challenges in aid delivery and the geopolitical dance involving multiple nations to secure the agreement.
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Gazans Celebrate With Mixed Emotions
- Raghad Salam, a Gaza journalist and mother, described relief and celebration at the ceasefire announcement.
- She also said her joy was tempered by the absence of her brother Ahmed and many others lost in the war.
Key Elements Of The First-Phase Deal
- The 20-point US plan sets a 72-hour window for returning 20 living Israeli hostages and bodies and releasing ~2,000 Palestinian prisoners.
- It also mandates opening all five Gaza crossings and a partial Israeli pullback covering about 47% of territory.
Ceasefire Looks More Durable—But Temporary
- This ceasefire seems likelier to hold than prior ones because of unified pressure from Israel's allies and shifts within Israel and Gaza.
- But experts caution it is a pause, not an end to the conflict, and sustained focus will be needed to prevent relapse.
