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TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 09: People gather and wave flags in what's known as Hostages Square as they react to the news of the Gaza peace deal on October 09, 2025 in Tel Aviv, Israel. Overnight, the US president announced that Israel and Hamas had agreed to the first phase of a ceasefire plan that would see the release of hostages - held in Gaza after their capture on Oct. 7, 2023 - in the coming days. Israel's government is meeting today to formally approve the deal. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

Israeli government approves Gaza ceasefire resolution

Israel’s government has voted on and officially approved the Gaza ceasefire and hostage release resolution, which was brokered by the United States in an effort to bring an end to the over two years of bloodshed and fighting.

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 29: U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff (R) and Jared Kushner, san-in-law and advisor to President Donald Trump, arrive for a joint news conference between U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the State Dining Room at the White House on September 29, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump welcomed Netanyahu for his fourth visit to the White House, where the two leaders met to discuss the latest U.S. backed plans to end the war in Gaza and secure the release of the remaining hostages held by Hamas. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner travel to Egypt amid ongoing Gaza ceasefire talks

After two days of indirect negotiations aimed at finalizing a deal based on President Donald Trump’s 20-point ceasefire plan between Israel and Hamas, U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner are traveling to Egypt to lead the U.S. delegation in the talks.

GAZA BORDER, ISRAEL - AUGUST 18: IDF soldiers prepare tanks on August 18, 2025 near the Gaza Strip's northern borders, Israel. On Monday it was reported that Hamas has agreed to the most recent ceasefire and hostage release proposal with Israel. Meanwhile, Israel has continued carrying out strikes in Gaza as part of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plan to expand the IDF offensive to fully occupy the enclave. The move has been met with widespread condemnation by the international community, as well as hostage families, who say the operation will further endanger the 20 or hostages still believed to be held alive by Hamas in Gaza, as well as one million Palestinians in Gaza City, who are already facing displacement and an acute hunger crisis. (Photo by Elke Scholiers/Getty Images)

Trump: Israel agrees to initial withdrawal line in hostage deal, beginning the end of ‘this 3,000-year catastrophe’

President Donald Trump announced that Israel has agreed to withdraw its troops from the initial line drawn in his 20-point peace plan amid his “last chance” push for peace between Israel and the Palestinians.

Israeli army soldiers walk towards an armoured vehicle at a position along the border fence with the Gaza Strip in southern Israel on September 30, 2025. The US president on September 29 laid out a plan to end the war in Gaza and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he backed the proposal. The two allies demanded approval by Hamas, whose October 7, 2023 attack triggered a massive Israeli offensive, with Netanyahu warning he will "finish the job" if Hamas says no. (Photo by Jack GUEZ / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump says Hamas is ‘ready for a lasting PEACE’ after accepting peace deal, demands Israel to ‘immediately’ stop bombing Gaza

President Donald Trump welcomed Hamas’ response to his 20-point peace proposal aimed at ending the war in Gaza on Friday.

Hamas fighters gather at the site of the handing over of Israeli hostages at the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip as part of the seventh hostage-prisoner release on February 22, 2025. Hamas's armed wing confirmed it will hand over on February 22 six hostages held alive in the Gaza Strip as part of the ongoing ceasefire deal with Israel. (Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP) (Photo by EYAD BABA/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump issues Sunday deadline for Hamas to accept ‘LAST CHANCE’ peace proposal

President Donald Trump issued a hard deadline for Hamas to accept his recently proposed 20-point peace plan on Friday, giving the terror group until Sunday evening to accept the deal or “all HELL” will break out.

Members of the group of ships of the Global Sumud Flotilla to Gaza are seen moored at the small island of Koufonisi, south of the island of Crete, on September 26, 2025. After a reported attack by drones early on September 25, 2025 morning, Athens has said it will guarantee safe sailing in its waters. The Global Sumud Flotilla, carrying activists including Swedish environmentalist Greta Thunberg, blamed Israel for more than a dozen explosions heard around its vessels off Greece late on September 24, 2025. (Photo by Eleftherios ELIS / AFP) (Photo by ELEFTHERIOS ELIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Israel intercepts Greta Thunberg’s ‘Global Sumud Flotilla’ attempting to breach Gaza blockade

The Israeli Navy intercepted and boarded numerous Global Sumud Flotilla vessels with pro-Palestine activists and humanitarian aid on board, according to Israel’s Foreign Ministry.