Q&A – Why Hamas agreed to release the hostages [Khaled Elgindy]

Isaac Chotiner The New Yorker  /  October 9, 2025 And why it might not matter much for Gaza’s future, or for Palestinian statehood. On Thursday, the Israeli...

In destroying Gaza, Israel destroyed its own image as a moral enterprise

David Hearst Middle East Eye  /  October 9, 2025 After stage one, Trump's Gaza deal is likely dead in the water. But with soaring global support...

Palestinian civil society reacts to the Trump-Netanyahu genocidal plan

Palestinian Civil Society October 9, 2025 Statement Gaza In response to the illegal, colonial Israeli-US “Trump plan,” Palestinian civil society insists on full Palestinian rights and calls...

Almost 55,000 preschool children in Gaza acutely malnourished, Lancet study estimates

Jason Burke & Andrew Gregory The Guardian  /  October 9, 2025 Study shows clear link between Israeli aid restrictions and malnutrition among children aged between six...

Gaza ceasefire deal: what has been agreed for first phase and why now ?

Jason Burke The Guardian  /  October 9, 2025 Donald Trump says Israel and Hamas have reached a deal to pause fighting and release some hostages and...

Beware Trump’s ceasefire deal absent meaningful UN action to halt Israel’s genocide

Nicolas J.S. Davies Common Dreams  /  October 9, 2025 Without concrete global efforts to hold Israel to account, Trump’s new occupation plan for Gaza offers little...

Hamas and Palestinian factions agree to Gaza ceasefire – Trump confirms deal was reached

Jeremy Scahill Drop Site News  /  October 9, 2025 ‘From our side, yes,’ a senior Hamas official told Drop Site News. Hamas and other Palestinian factions agreed...

‘Everyone is still afraid’: ceasefire deal brings relief to Gaza but fears remain over...

Seham Tantesh & Jason Burke The Guardian  /  October 9, 2025 Two previous short-lived ceasefires have left many in Gaza doubtful about the staying power of...

A ceasefire deal, but not a peace agreement: what will happen in Gaza after...

Democracy Now!  /  October 9, 2025 Guests : Mouin Rabbani – Middle East analyst Muhammad Shehada – writer and analyst from Gaza Ori Goldberg – Israeli political...

‘It’s over! It’s over!’ they shout, but people here in Gaza still fear what...

Hassan Abo Qamar The Guardian  /  October 9, 2025 Phase one of Donald Trump’s peace plan has brought joy and relief, yet it’s hard to believe...