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Israel and Hamas Take a Big Step Towards Peace

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🗓️ 9 October 2025

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a peace plan to end the war in Gaza. The deal would free the remaining hostages held by Hamas. The Trump administration hopes it is the first step towards a longer term peace. WSJ’s Shayndi Raice explains how all the parties got to the table and what big hurdles remain. Jessica Mendoza hosts. Further Listening: -The Struggle to Get Aid Into Gaza -A Fragile Cease-Fire Deal in Gaza Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Last night we reached a momentous breakthrough in the Middle East, something that people

0:09.6

said was never going to be done.

0:13.9

Today, speaking to the press at a cabinet meeting, President Donald Trump shared details

0:18.7

of a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas.

0:21.6

We secured the release of all of the remaining hostages and they should be released on Monday or Tuesday.

0:27.6

And he said he hoped the peace would be permanent.

0:30.6

We ended the war in Gaza and really, on a much bigger basis, created peace.

0:36.6

And I think it's going to be a lasting peace, hopefully.

0:38.9

I talked to my colleague Shane D. Race, who covers the Middle East.

0:45.8

And how significant is this moment?

0:48.6

It's huge.

0:49.7

I never thought that all the hostages would come out.

0:53.8

So it's massive. it certainly ends one part of

0:59.7

the horrific chapter that began on October 7th, 2023. But there's obviously a whole other part of

1:06.9

the deal that's going to be a lot more complex and difficult to get over into the final

1:12.8

stages.

1:17.0

Welcome to The Journal, our show about money, business, and power. I'm Jessica Mendoza.

1:22.7

It's Thursday, October 9th.

1:30.3

Coming up on the show,

1:32.2

after two years of fighting,

1:34.3

an end is in sight for the war in Gaza.

1:55.2

The United We've just marked the second anniversary of this war.

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