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Today — 9 October 2025Main stream

With Mideast Deal, Trump Is on the Brink of a Major Diplomatic Accomplishment

9 October 2025 at 11:30
For President Trump, success in brokering a cease-fire is the ultimate test of his self-described goal as a deal maker and a peacemaker.

© Anna Rose Layden for The New York Times

President Trump at a meeting at the White House on Wednesday.

What We Know About the Remaining Hostages in Gaza

9 October 2025 at 11:01
Israel says that there are still about 20 living hostages in Gaza, along with the bodies of around 25 others. Details of their release remain unclear.

© David Guttenfelder/The New York Times

Mourners attend a dawn memorial service marking the two-year anniversary of the Hamas cross-border attack on Israel, in Kfar Aza, southern Israel.
Yesterday — 8 October 2025Main stream
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Witkoff and Kushner Expected to Join Israel-Hamas Talks

8 October 2025 at 02:33
Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, both architects of President Trump’s plan to end the war, are expected to join mediation efforts between Israel and Hamas.

© Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

Jared Kushner, left, and Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s Middle East envoy, last week.

Israel Marks Two-Year Anniversary of Oct. 7 in Subdued Fashion

8 October 2025 at 04:52
The somber milestone comes with peace talks underway, hostages from the Hamas-led attack still in Gaza, more than 67,000 Palestinians dead and Israel more isolated than ever.

© David Guttenfelder/The New York Times

Mourners at a memorial service marking two years since Oct. 7, 2023, in Kfar Aza, southern Israel, on Tuesday.

What Israel Should Learn From Two Years of War

7 October 2025 at 22:17
The only viable path to a Palestinian state is an end to the fantasy of Israel’s destruction.

© Tamir Kalifa for The New York Times

A woman ran for shelter after a rocket warning in Ashkelon, Israel, on Oct. 7, 2023.

A Former Israeli Hostage Is Freed From Hamas, but Not Captivity

In the tunnels of Gaza where she was held captive, Emily Damari learned how to survive. These photos show her learning to be alive again.

Freed From Hamas, but Not CaptivityBack home in Israel, an ex-hostage fights for those left behind.

Greta Thunberg Among Hundreds From Gaza Aid Flotilla Deported by Israel

7 October 2025 at 01:35
Israel intercepted the boats at sea and detained the participants for days before expelling them. Some of the activists say they were mistreated, which Israel denied.

© Aris Messinis/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

Greta Thunberg, the Swedish activist, arriving at an airport in Athens on Monday after being deported from Israel.

In a New Memoir, an Israeli Captive Looks Ahead with Hope

6 October 2025 at 17:00
Freed after 14 months, Eli Sharabi learned that his family didn’t survive the Oct. 7 attacks. “Hostage” is testimony to his suffering and his hope.

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“My life is full of meaning, full of action,” says Eli Sharabi, the author of “Hostage.”
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