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How the U.S. and the Arab World Teamed Up to Seal the Gaza Deal

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

© Kenny Holston/The New York Times

President Trump and other world leaders on Monday in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, where mediators successfully pressed last week for a deal between Hamas and Israel.

How Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan Presents Hurdles for Israel and Hamas

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

© Saher Alghorra for The New York Times

A Hamas gunman on Monday during the handover of Israeli hostages in Deir al Balah, in southern Gaza.

As Hostages and Prisoners Return Home, Trump Declares ‘New Dawn’ in Mideast

With Hamas freeing the last 20 living Israeli hostages and Israel releasing some 2,000 Palestinian prisoners, President Trump proclaimed an ‘end’ to the war, but big questions about Gaza’s future remain.

© David Guttenfelder/The New York Times

Israelis celebrated as they watched a live broadcast on Monday in Tel Aviv of hostages being released from Gaza.

A Divided Israel Unites in Joy as Hostages Come Home

14 October 2025 at 08:20
With the release from Gaza of the last surviving captives, many Israelis said it was time for the country to heal after years of polarizing war.

© David Guttenfelder/The New York Times

Watching a live broadcast in Tel Aviv as hostages were released from Gaza on Monday.

Palestinians See Little to Celebrate Even Though the Bombs Have Stopped

The cease-fire in Gaza has taken hold. Hostages and prisoners have been exchanged. But amid the utter devastation of two years of war, a sense of gloom pervades.

© Saher Alghorra for The New York Times

Palestinians returning to an area near Gaza City on Saturday following the cease-fire.

Trump Takes a Victory Lap, but Avoids Questions About What’s Next

Except for brief references, President Trump did not talk about what it would take to rebuild Gaza or about the future of the Palestinian people.

© Kenny Holston/The New York Times

President Trump speaking in the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on Monday.

Trump Takes a Victory Lap, but Avoids Questions About What’s Next

14 October 2025 at 01:21
Except for brief references, President Trump did not talk about what it would take to rebuild Gaza or the future of the Palestinian people.

© Kenny Holston/The New York Times

President Donald J. Trump speaking in the Israeli Knesset in Jerusalem on Monday.

Why Now? The Lost Chances to Reach a Hostage Deal, and a Cease-Fire, Months Ago

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

© Amit Elkayam for The New York Times

A memorial in Tel Aviv for victims of the Oct. 7, 2023, attack.
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