PBS News Hour - Full Show October 9, 2025 – PBS News Hour full episode
Oct 9, 2025
John Thune, the U.S. Senate Majority Leader, shares insights on the ongoing government shutdown and his proposals to break the deadlock. Nick Schifrin provides a detailed analysis of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire's initial phase and the complexities surrounding peace in the region. Israeli ambassador Michael Leiter discusses Israel's security goals and the challenges of demilitarization. The conversation also touches on heightened immigration raids in Chicago, revealing community tensions and legal implications.
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Phase One Is Narrow But Pivotal
- Phase one of the deal focuses narrowly on hostage release, Israeli troop movements, and prisoner exchanges.
- Broader issues like disarmament, governance, and long-term security are deferred to later phases and remain unresolved.
Family Pain Over Hostage Suffering
- Evyatar David's cousin described seeing footage of him starved and filmed by Hamas while captive.
- Families hope the deal will return hostages and allow survivors to begin recovery and treatment.
Limited U.S. Oversight Force Deployed
- The U.S. will send about 200 troops to Israel as an oversight force, not into Gaza.
- Those troops may work with regional partners to form an international security presence tasked with Gaza's longer-term stabilization.
