Trump and World Leaders Sign Gaza Ceasefire Deal

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🗓️ 14 October 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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At a summit in Egypt on Monday, President Trump and world leaders signed the first phase of a ceasefire agreement aimed at bringing to an end the brutal two-year war between Israel and Hamas. Under the terms of the deal, Hamas on Monday released all 20 of the remaining hostages it had held since its attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, and Israel released nearly 2,000 Palestinians it held in jails. We’ll unpack what’s in the peace deal, what brought the parties to the table and what lies ahead for Palestinians returning to a devastated Gaza. Guests: Patrick Wintour, diplomatic editor, The Guardian Zack Beauchamp, senior correspondent, Vox - covering challenges to democracy and right-wing populism; author, "The Reactionary Spirit" Gershon Baskin, negotiator and peace activist - was involved in back-channel discussions of the deal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:43.8	Welcome to Forum. I'm Mina Kim.
0:46.9	After two nightmarish years of war that saw the deaths of 2,000 Israelis
0:51.4	and more than 67,000 Palestinians and leveled Gaza. Yesterday was mainly a day
0:58.1	of tearful celebration as Hamas released the 20 living hostages it held since its October 7th attack,
1:04.8	and Israel released 2,000 Palestinian detainees. Here's President Trump at a summit in Egypt
1:10.3	yesterday with leaders of Arab states.
1:12.6	Together we've achieved what everybody said was impossible. At long last, we have peace in the Middle East.
1:19.6	And it's a very simple expression. Peace in the Middle East. And we've heard it for many years,
1:23.6	but nobody thought it could ever get there, and now we're there.
1:32.3	But whether the ceasefire agreement will hold is unclear. We look at what lies ahead beyond the initial phases of the deal, and joining me are Patrick Winter Diplomatic Editor for
1:37.1	the Guardian. Patrick, welcome to Forum. Thank you. Welcome. Also with us as Zach Beecham,
1:43.3	senior correspondent at Vox. Welcome back, Zach.
1:46.5	Hey, happy to be back. So, Zach, I mean, sorry, Patrick, I'll start with you. Your reporters have been
1:51.7	keeping close tabs on what's been going on between Israel and Hamas, now that initial steps of the
1:56.7	agreement have been taken. So what are you hearing? Are they generally keeping to the terms?
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