Israel-Gaza: What Does The Ceasefire Agreement Mean?

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4.4 • 6.4K Ratings

🗓️ 9 October 2025

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Today, Donald Trump says Israel and Hamas have "signed off on the first phase" of the 20-point peace plan for Israel and Gaza he unveiled last week.

Adam is joined by Lyse Doucet, Chief International Correspondent, who has been stood in Tel Aviv’s Hostages Square where celebrations have been taking place. They discuss the substance of the ceasefire agreement, as well as what’s not yet clear.

Plus Sumi Somaskanda, Chief Presenter in Washington, and Jane Corbin, Panorama presenter and Middle East expert, unpack how Donald Trump’s so-called ‘peace plan’ has gained momentum.

And Adam speaks to Plaid Cymru leader Rhun Ap Iorwerth ahead of his party’s political conference this weekend.

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0:23.7	Hello, earlier on this week on Newscast, I was chatting to Lise Doucette, who was in Israel,
0:29.3	about what was happening in Egypt, where Israel and Hamas had sent delegations for these indirect
0:35.7	negotiations about a ceasefire and a release of the hostages
0:39.5	and the future for Gaza after two years of the conflict there. And Lee said that hopes were really
0:46.3	high. Well, she was right because on Wednesday night we got the news that Israel and Hamas had agreed the terms of a ceasefire,
0:55.8	which will also include the release of the remaining Israeli hostages being held in Gaza over the next
1:01.5	couple of days. So that is what we're going to focus on in the first half of this episode of
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1:25.4	Blimey. Hello, it's Adam in the newscast studio,
1:28.5	and we're going to focus on the momentous events
1:30.7	around the Israel-Gaza conflict of the last 24 hours.
1:34.6	Israel and Hamas look like they have agreed part of a ceasefire deal,
1:39.1	which includes the release of the remaining Israeli hostages
1:42.2	in return for Palestinian prisoners being held
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