Israeli administration approves ceasefire deal in exchange with Hamas releasing hostages

A girl holds a Palestinian flag, after it was announced that Israel and Hamas agreed on the first phase of a Gaza ceasefire, in the central Gaza Strip. Photo: Mahmoud Issa /REUTERS

On 10th October 2025, the Israel’s cabinet ratified the ceasefire deal with Hamas on Friday, clearing the way to suspend the bloody war in Gaza and release Israeli hostages within 72 hours after the announcement.

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The Israeli cabinet approved the deal in the early morning of Friday, roughly 24 hours after mediators announced the agreement that calls for releasing all Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners and the start of a phase withdrawal of the Israeli forces from Gaza under US President Donald Trump’s initiative to end the two-year war on Gaza.   

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu posted on his X account, saying "The government has just now approved the framework for the release of all of the hostages – the living and the deceased."

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The war had deepened Israel’s international isolation and upended by Middle East nations. Jumping into the war led by Israel that has drawn in Iran, Yemen and Lebanon, which tested the relationship between Israel and the US. However, Trump seems to lose patience with Netanyahu and pressure him to accept the deal.

Einav Zangauker, the mother of hostage Matan Zangauker, holds a sign with a poem about calling for the return of all the hostages, at the "Hostages square". Photo: Ronen Zvulun/REUTERS

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Israelis and Palestinians alike rejoiced after the deal was announced that is a key step to end the war, which has killed more than 67,000 Palestinians, and return the last group of hostages seized by Hamas in the deadly attacks that started the assaults.

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Hamas' exile Gaza leader Khalil al-Hayya said he received a guarantee from the US and other mediators that the war was over.

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The Israeli government's spokesperson said the ceasefire would go into force within 24 hours after the government’s approval after that the hostages held would be freed within 72 hours.   

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Living-hostages in Gaza are still believed alive around 20 persons, while 26 hostages were confirmed dead, and the fate of two is unknown. Hamas indicated that returning hostages' bodies would take a longer time than those who are alive.

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After the deal is operating, trucks carrying food and medicines will surge into Gaza to help civilians, hundreds of thousands of whom have been sheltering in tents after their homes and cities were destroyed by Israeli troops.

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Trump heads to the region

A screen grab of a post by U.S. President Donald Trump on his Truth Social account, announcing that Israel and Hamas have signed off on the first phase of the U.S.-proposed Gaza deal, allowing for the release of all Israeli hostages. Photo: Trump's Truth Social Account

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Trump said he would head to the region on Sunday (12th Oct) to attend the signing ceremony in Egypt, and Israeli Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana invited him to address the legislative body, which would be the first such speech by a US president in 2008.

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The agreement received support from Middle East and Western countries and was widely portrayed as a major diplomatic achievement for Trump.

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Successful completion of the deal marks a significant achievement to the Republican president, pledging to bring peace to the Gaza war and Russia’s invasion on Ukraine.

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Western and Arab countries met in Paris to discuss an international peacekeeping force and reconstruction assistance for Gaza once the fighting stops.

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The US would send 200 troops as a part of Gaza’s stability building though it has no Americans living in Palestine's soil.

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The officials, speaking to the reporter on condition of anonymity, said the 200 would be a core part of a task force that included military from Egypt, Qatar, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates.

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Currently, more than 67,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israel’s assault after Hamas’s attack and massacre of Israelis on 7th October 2023, killing 1,200 people and capsizing 251 hostages.

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SOURCE: Reuters

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