Trump: Gaza ceasefire deal has been reached
Global News Podcast
BBC
4.3 • 8.3K Ratings
🗓️ 9 October 2025
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
President Donald Trump says Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of his Gaza peace deal and that hostages could be released within days. Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu called the agreement "a great day for Israel". Hamas confirmed the deal, but said it's awaiting details of a prisoner exchange. People have flooded the streets in Gaza and Israel to celebrate the announcement. Also: the French President, Emmanuel Macron says he'll name a new premier before the weekend. Ukraine's military accuses Russia of trying to erase Ukrainian culture by looting historical artefacts. US police have arrested a man who they believe intentionally started the Palisades fire, which devastated part of Los Angeles in January. The Portuguese athlete Cristiano Ronaldo has become the first billionaire footballer. UNICEF warns that the number of children displaced by armed gang violence in Haiti has almost doubled in the last year. Meanwhile, the United Nations is said to be intending to cut a quarter of its peacekeepers globally because of budget shortfalls, largely due to reduced US funding. The European Parliament has voted to ban the naming of meat-related terms like “burger” and “sausage” for plant-based products. And four decades on, the global hit musical Les Misérables is celebrated in London. The Global News Podcast brings you the breaking news you need to hear, as it happens. Listen for the latest headlines and current affairs from around the world. Politics, economics, climate, business, technology, health – we cover it all with expert analysis and insight. Get the news that matters, delivered twice a day on weekdays and daily at weekends, plus special bonus episodes reacting to urgent breaking stories. Follow or subscribe now and never miss a moment. Get in touch: globalpodcast@bbc.co.uk
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| 0:34.2 | President Trump announces that Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a Gaza peace deal, paving the way for hostage and prisoner releases. |
| 0:42.7 | Nine months after one of Los Angeles' worst fires devastated the affluent Pacific Palisades neighborhood, police arrest a suspect. |
| 0:51.0 | Cristiano Ronaldo becomes the first billionaire footballer. |
| 0:56.1 | Also in this podcast, |
| 1:08.5 | The longest running musical in London's West End, Le Miserables, celebrates its 40th anniversary. |
| 1:13.0 | It has evolved over the years, so it's been restaged. |
| 1:16.7 | New casts come and go and bring their own interpretation to it. |
| 1:27.6 | As we record this podcast, the world is beginning to react to the news that Israel and Hamas have agreed to a deal that should see hostages and prisoners released soon. |
| 1:31.9 | President Donald Trump took to social media to announce that Israel and Hamas have both |
| 1:37.0 | signed off on the first phase of his peace plan. |
| 1:40.9 | He said this meant that all the hostages in Gaza would be released soon, although it thought |
| 1:46.0 | perhaps it will be all living hostages initially given the difficulty of retrieving the bodies of |
| 1:52.0 | those who have died. He also said that Israel would withdraw its troops to what he called an agreed upon line, |
| 1:58.8 | although it's not clear where that line will lie. |
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