It is, in fact, possible to win wars.
I have spent my entire life watching the United States and the West lose wars, or at least not win wars. Initial victory, followed by gradual defeat or bizarre interventionism without the full force, weight, and commitment necessary to carry it through.
What President Trump is demonstrating, however, along with Prime Minister Netanyahu in Israel, is that it is, in fact, possible to win wars.
Let’s recall the timeline here.
On October 7, 2023, the genocidal terror group Hamas invaded Israel&#8217;s borders and killed 1,200 Israelis, mostly Jewish, and abducted 250 Israelis and took them back to their terror tunnel hellholes. In those tunnels, Hamas amassed a vast arsenal of rockets, grenades, and small arms over the course of 20 years with the support and funding from nations in the region, including Iran, Qatar, and Turkey.
There was also a serious possibility that Hezbollah was going to enter the war on the same day. In fact, Hezbollah started attacking with small rockets in the beginning and then gradually escalated. And, according to the military experts, Hezbollah was similarly genocidal and was a far better armed Iranian terror proxy based in Lebanon.
Israel also faced down a continuing terror threat from Hamas and Islamic Jihad in Judea and Samaria, the so-called West Bank. Syria was being used as a thoroughfare for Iranian arms for Hezbollah. The Houthis in Yemen were another Iranian-backed terror threat. And, of course, the Iranian government wasn&#8217;t merely spreading terrorism, they were also fast-tracking a nuclear weapons program.
That&#8217;s where things stood two years ago.
Now, two years later, the Middle East has turned completely upside down.
Israel has completely decimated Hamas, killing its entire top leadership from Gaza all the way to Iran. Israel has destroyed Hezbollah&#8217;s efficacy and killed its terror master, Hassan Nasrallah. Its attacks on Hezbollah were so effective that the Assad regime in Syria completely collapsed.
Judea and Samaria have been quieted by the work of the IDF during this time. Iranian proxies in Iraq went silent as well thanks to the Israeli Air Force. The Houthis in Yemen are sort of the one remaining outstanding enemy, and they&#8217;ve been thoroughly bombed. They are a nuisance, but they&#8217;re not an existential threat to Israel. And Iran&#8217;s nuclear program, the greatest existential threat to Israel, has been set back years, if not decades, thanks to the courage of the Israeli Air Force, and, of course, a timely, brave intervention from President Trump that led to an amazing mission flown by the United States Air Force.
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And now President Trump has brokered an amazing deal, one that seemed unthinkable not long ago. The release of the final 20 live Israeli hostages all at once, along with all the remaining bodies released. Israel maintains a secure posture in the Gaza Strip itself as a transitional plan toward a future without Hamas, supported by regional allies, including countries that one moment ago were sending cash and weapons into for Hamas to use, like Qatar and Turkey.
The possibility of future Abraham Accords with countries like Saudi Arabia and Indonesia are now on the table.
So, here is the question for the West: How is it that this war was won?
Because it&#8217;s hard to win wars.
Well, the answer is the conventional wisdom was stupid — and it has been stupid for decades.
And the decision makers here are ”out-of-the-box” thinkers. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is someone who truly understands the nature of the Middle East and Middle Eastern history. But President Trump is the real difference maker here, because President Trump decided that America would no longer just go along with the 80-year-old slogans promoted by the Arabists at the State Department. 
The conventional wisdom was that military action does not guarantee security in the Middle East. That is a lie. It was always a lie. It was always catastrophically wrong.
In fact, every time Israel has provided for its own security, it was not through a peace deal. It was a peace deal after a victory. 
Military action is the only guarantor of support and security in the Middle East. It was military action that removed every supporting pillar beneath Hamas&#8217;s feet.
The conventional wisdom said the United States ought to play a weird, neutral role between Israel and its genocidal enemies. You saw this from Joe Biden. Kamala Harris talks like this all the time. Bill Clinton tried it until he realized that Yasser Arafat was totally uninterested in peace. 
But this was the conventional wisdom. Was that, sure, Israel was a strong ally of the United States, but America had to play honest broker between Israel and the Palestinians. And it turns out that that was not just wrong, it was idiotically wrong.
The Trump administration openly supported the IDF.
They openly provided the weapons. 
They openly provided the rhetorical support for Israel to win. And it was that that led to Hamas giving up the ghost and to Hamas, his allies, realizing that actually Israel was not going to be forced to simply accept the risk of its own survival. 
The conventional wisdom said that if you threaten to kill terror leaders abroad, that&#8217;d be conflagrationist and terrible. That, too, was wrong. 
Israel killed terror masters in Iran itself. Israel killed Ismail Haniya, the political leader of Hamas. And of course, it was the strike in Qatar that actually led to Qatar and Turkey deciding to press for Hamas’s ouster. 
Israel then hit inside Qatar in an attempted strike on Hamas&#8217;s leadership. They missed, but the message was made clear: Israel would be willing to do it again. 
And then the president essentially said, “Okay, you know what? We&#8217;ll come in. We&#8217;ll give a security guarantee to Qatar so this doesn&#8217;t happen again. But we need you to end this war. We need you to work with Turkey to stop all of this.”
It was a carrots-and-sticks approach led by President Trump.
President Trump understands the Middle East better than all the so-called experts.
And, by the way, he understands the Middle East far better than the supposed neocons, the total interventionists pushing for ”Democracy in the Middle East.” Trump is not one of those.
He also understands it better than the isolationists in his own party who wanted to reject Trump&#8217;s tempered and rational ”Peace through Strength” in favor of what might be called “Cowardice through Catastrophism,” the idea that World War III is lurking behind every corner — despite the fact that President Trump is the most rational purveyor of American force in modern American history. There was no shot that World War III would break out over one B-2 sortie over Iran. That was not going to happen because Trump was backing the IDF&#8217;s capacity to destroy Hamas in the Gaza Strip. That was not going to happen. The catastrophism was nonsense and it was nonsense from the beginning.
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Prime Minister Netanyahu, who soldiered through withering criticism both at home and abroad, of course, for the great crime of seeking victory over those who would destroy his country, deserves credit here.
Huge credit, obviously, as Jared Kushner says, to the Israeli people who mobilized in an unprecedented way to defend their nation and their civilization, we&#8217;re talking about 45-year-old guys leaving four kids at home and their business to go fight in Gaza in the “Sherut Miluim,” the Israeli Army Reserve Service.
And of course, huge props to the American people who provided Israel the support it needed to win, both in terms of material and mostly by making the right decision and electing Donald J. Trump as President of the United States. So, thank you to all the voters of Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania.
It turns out that victory over genocidal enemies is indeed possible. What it requires is a smart strategy that bucks the conventional wisdom, a desire and willingness to win, and the perspicacity to dismiss people who promote either a starry-eyed millenarianism, in which every nation is going to break out into democracy someday, or a benighted conventional wisdom that fails every single time it&#8217;s tried.

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Daily Wire Editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro analyzed President Donald Trump’s Israel-Hamas peace deal, saying on Friday morning that the first phase agreement is “one of the great diplomatic achievements of [his] lifetime.”
Shapiro appeared on “<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/video/6382557865112">Fox &amp; Friends</a>” to discuss the ceasefire and hostage deal, providing insight into how the president successfully pushed Israel and Hamas to move forward with his plan.
“I think the president ignored pretty much all the conventional wisdom, all the State Department conventional wisdom that has failed for 80 years,” Shapiro told “Fox &amp; Friends” co-host Brian Kilmeade.
“He understands that in the Middle East you have to force people to keep their promises,” Shapiro added. “He understands that supporting our allies in the Middle East is much smarter than pretending a neutrality between our allies and their enemies and our enemies as well. The president refused to accept the idea of an Iranian-dominated Middle East, and instead, he gave the Israelis what they needed to succeed militarily.”
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Shapiro also credited Trump for working with other Middle Eastern countries, such as Qatar and Turkey, to make them “promise that they were going to push Hamas into the corner.”
“That’s the thing that changed between two years ago, or a year ago, and now. President Trump is the added ingredient — and Israeli military victory across the Middle East,” Shapiro continued.
Shapiro added that accomplishing phase one of Trump’s peace plan “is an extraordinary achievement.”
“Like a Nobel Prize-worthy achievement by the president of the United States,” he added. “One of the great diplomatic achievements of my lifetime.”
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Shapiro warned that the most challenging test for Trump’s plan may still lie ahead.
“What happens next in phase two [is] whether there will be a provisional government [in Gaza], whether Hamas will actually give up its guns and disarm, whether there will be any sort of solid interim government that is created capable of actually investing in the people of Gaza and building something working there,” he said. “That is a very difficult task, and it remains to be seen how that plays out.”
The host of “The Ben Shapiro Show” <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bibi-netanyahu-the-security-of-the-world-is-dependent-on-the-strength-of-the-united-states">spoke</a> to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu just days before the ceasefire was announced. During the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EA2bQ1k1M-s&amp;embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailywire.com%2Fnews%2Fbibi-netanyahu-the-security-of-the-world-is-dependent-on-the-strength-of-the-united-states&amp;source_ve_path=MjM4NTE">interview</a>, which was released on Monday, Netanyahu told Shapiro, “Right now the liberty of the world, the security of the world, is dependent on the strength of the United States.”
“What President Trump has done, in a very short time, is bring America back to the driver’s seat in world affairs,” he added. “That’s very important, because we all depend on America’s strength and America’s resolve.”

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Conservatives ripped former President Barack Obama after he issued a statement Thursday on the Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement that made no mention of President Donald Trump.
Obama said that everyone should “be encouraged and relieved that an end to the conflict is within sight,” but the Democrat did not mention Trump or his administration in relation to pushing the first phase of the deal over the finish line.
“After two years of unimaginable loss and suffering for Israeli families and the people of Gaza, we should all be encouraged and relieved that an end to the conflict is within sight; that those hostages still being held will be reunited with their families; and that vital aid can start reaching those inside Gaza whose lives have been shattered,” Obama wrote in a post on X. “More than that, though, it now falls on Israelis and Palestinians, with the support of the U.S. and the entire world community, to begin the hard task of rebuilding Gaza — and to commit to a process that, by recognizing the common humanity and basic rights of both peoples, can achieve a lasting peace.”
Obama faced criticism on social media for omitting Trump’s name from his post.
Donald Trump Jr. replied to the former president, <a href="https://x.com/DonaldJTrumpJr/status/1976369602138657076">writing</a>, “I’ll finish it for you. ‘Thank you, Donald Trump.’”
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“He couldn’t even utter Trump’s name,” <a href="https://x.com/Eric_Schmitt/status/1976405531079422268">said</a> Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO). “Obama was the most divisive President in modern American history and even in a moment of great accomplishment and peace he couldn’t be a unifier. Sad.”
“You were an awful president. And Donald J. Trump has not only cleaned up your mess, he has transformed the Middle East,” <a href="https://x.com/benshapiro/status/1976549024229474780">added</a> Daily Wire Editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro.
The war started during the Biden administration when Hamas invaded Israel on October 7, 2023, and brutally killed 1,200 people and took hundreds more hostage. After being sworn in for his second term in January, Trump began applying pressure on Israel and Hamas to end the conflict. He announced his 20-point peace plan alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last week and then demanded that Hamas agree to the deal and end the fighting or face “all HELL.” The terror group said it would release the remaining hostages just days later.
The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas officially began on Thursday after final approval from the Israeli government. The first phase of the deal pushes Israel and Hamas closer to an end to the war and requires Hamas to hand over the remaining hostages. In return, Israel is expected to release hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, including terrorists. Israeli forces are also expected to withdraw from central Gaza during the ceasefire.

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On the second anniversary of the Hamas October 7, 2023, massacre of more than 1,200 people in Israel, a Greek member of the European Parliament offered a rousing defense of Israel, declaring, “If Israel falls, the gates of hell will open for all of us.”
Afroditi Latinopoulou, founder and leader of the Voice of Reason party, made her comments before the European Union.
“Today marks the anniversary of Hamas’ horrific crime, in which they murdered, kidnapped and abused thousands of Israeli citizens. And who opened the borders and brought Islamists into our home? The leftists. Who is targeting Israel? The leftists,” she stated.
“Coincidence? I don’t think so,” she continued. “Today, the leftist propaganda is targeting Israel, which is fighting for its survival against Hamas’ terrorists. And media worldwide misinform and teach brainless people to hate Jews while Europeans are being murdered by fanatical Islamists. It is our sacred duty to help cleanse Gaza of Hamas. Israel is the only democratic Western state in the Middle East.”
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“If Israel falls, the gates of hell will open for all of us,” she declared. “If they want peace, let Hamas release the hostages and accept Trump’s plan. Otherwise, let them disappear. There is no Palestinian state.”
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October 7, 2023 Never forget 😢
It is our sacred duty to help cleanse Gaza of Hamas. If Israel falls, the gates of hell will open for all of us.
PALESTINIAN STATE DOES NOT EXIST.
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She <a href="https://x.com/AdamMoczar/status/1948120228090769650">added</a>, “Illegal immigration is a well-orchestrated business for the orchestrators to make a fortune and to Islamize Europe. You have filled our countries with illegal migrants with the blessing of Germany and France. We pay Islam, which hates us, out of our savings, to turn our cities into ghettos, to rape and to murder before our eyes in the name of Allah.”
Last May, she <a href="https://www.hungarianconservative.com/articles/culture_society/afroditi-latinopoulou-we-need-more-orbans-fewer-macrons/">stated</a> at CPAC Hungary 2025 in Budapest, “Hungary is fortunate to have a visionary leader, Viktor Orbán, who is guiding the nation on the path of virtue and freedom. A leader who did not hesitate to confront the EU elite to protect his country. That is why today you see a Hungary that is clean, without ghettos, without [the] woke agenda. You see a Hungary being Hungarian. Hungary chose sovereignty, and did so with courage. It’s sent a powerful message: The definition of who we are is ours to give. And in Europe, we need more Orbáns and fewer Macrons.”

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President Donald Trump assembles his Cabinet as the government shutdown continues and a peace deal in Gaza takes shape, candidates in the New Jersey governor’s race clash, and wait times for emergency rooms have exploded nationwide.
It’s Friday, October 10, 2025, and this is the news you need to know to start your day.
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<h2 style="text-align: center;">Trump Assembles Cabinet </h2>
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Topline: President Trump assembled his Cabinet on Thursday as the government shutdown entered its ninth day, and as his Middle East peace proposal passed a major hurdle.
Columbus Day returns: At the top of Thursday’s meeting, Trump <a href="https://x.com/TrumpWarRoom/status/1976319459523690719">signed</a> an executive order to bring back Columbus Day on October 13. “Columbus Day, we’re back. We’re back, Italians,” the president said.
Middle East peace: According to the president, the rest of the hostages still alive in Gaza, 20 in all, should be returned to Israel on either Monday or Tuesday.
The hostage crisis has been a major focus of the administration, and of Israel, which has been plastered with posters of the hostages emblazoned with the call to “Bring Them Home Now” since the war began. Yellow ribbons to represent the hostages, dead and alive, are more common in Israel than kippahs.
That shows why Trump has been invited to speak in front of the Knesset. It’s a rare privilege. The last U.S. president to receive the honor was George Bush in 2008.
Shutdown: President Trump seems intent on hammering Democrats over the shutdown, not just rhetorically but with cuts to what the president calls “Democrat programs.”
“We&#8217;ll be making cuts that will be permanent, and we&#8217;re only gonna cut Democrat programs,” the president <a href="https://x.com/Breaking911/status/1976340087588913227">said</a> at Thursday’s meeting. “They wanted to do this, so they’ll get a little taste of their own medicine.”
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<h2 style="text-align: center;">NJ Governor’s Race A Toss-Up</h2>
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Topline: Less than four weeks from Election Day, the New Jersey gubernatorial election is a toss-up, with Republican Jack Ciattarelli surging in the polls. Ciattarelli spoke to Morning Wire about his efforts to turn deep-blue New Jersey red this November. (The transcript has been lightly edited for clarity.)
Morning Wire: A lot of folks who maybe don&#8217;t follow state politics as closely hear that there is an exceedingly close race in New Jersey. And they might be surprised by that, thinking of the history of New Jersey as a more blue state. Four months ago, polls were showing you trailing by more than 20 points. This week, you are essentially tied in every poll that is coming out. What changed over the course of this election?
Ciattarelli: People want change across the state. They&#8217;re very frustrated with Phil Murphy&#8217;s failed policies – and they have failed us. The taxes, they&#8217;ve increased every single year he&#8217;s been in office. The exorbitant spending in our state government, I mean, our state budget&#8217;s gone from $36 billion to almost $60 billion, a 64% increase. Housing, we&#8217;ve got an overdevelopment crisis in our suburban communities, but yet an acute housing shortage in our urban areas. Public safety has gone, you know, we don&#8217;t have public safety in Jersey. Nonviolent crime has spiked because we don&#8217;t let our local police do their job. The break-ins, the car thefts, the flash mobs, public education – people aren&#8217;t happy with what&#8217;s going on there, and we&#8217;ve slipped from two to 12 on an actual report card. Your electricity bill is going through the roof. These are all things that people are really pissed off about, and when they&#8217;re pissed, they want change. 
Morning Wire: A lot of Republicans who have success at the state level in blue states take a more moderate approach. I’m thinking of the, you know, Charlie Bakers or Larry Hogans of the world, considered more moderate, keeping their distance from Donald Trump. You have not shied away from the president, it seems. He&#8217;s endorsed you. He said that you&#8217;re “all in on the MAGA movement.” And that is unique in a blue state. Walk us through that relationship with the president.
Ciattarelli: All my opponent wants to talk about is Trump because of her disdain for Trump. I mean, her whole campaign is based on a stack of lies about me, disdain for Trump, and she can fly a helicopter. Is that going to fix New Jersey? And by the way, what does Donald Trump have to do with our property taxes? What does he have to do with public safety in this state, public education, your monthly electric bill, overdevelopment in our suburban communities? He&#8217;s got nothing to do with that. The party that&#8217;s controlled Trenton for the last 25 years has everything to do with that. So listen, I think that you can be friends with the president and support his policies while making it clear that you&#8217;re all about fixing New Jersey. 
Morning Wire: If elected, what sort of approach would you take when it comes to working with federal agencies like ICE, DEA, ATF operating within your state? We&#8217;ve seen a number of attempts to handicap them. How would you approach those agencies?
Ciattarelli: Number one, there will be no sanctuary cities in New Jersey. When I&#8217;m governor, we will not be a sanctuary state. I&#8217;m reversing that policy on day one. I can do that by executive order. And I&#8217;m never going to tell a local mayor or police chief they can&#8217;t work in partnership with a federal agency to keep their community safe. If that&#8217;s what they want to do, that’s a local decision. And I would support it 100% whatever it is that the mayor and police chief decide to do to keep their community safe. But the other thing I have to do is get rid of cashless bail. Cashless bail in New Jersey has created a professional criminal who’s learned how to game the system. And you talk to your local cops, arrest, release, repeat is real. And it’s demoralizing to our local cops to have to arrest the same person over and over again. 
<h2 style="text-align: center;">ER Wait Times Explode</h2>
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Topline: For the last decade, emergency room wait times have continued to rise, threatening Americans’ overall health. ER wait times started to increase around 2012, spiked during the pandemic, and are now higher than ever.
A <a href="https://ihpi.umich.edu/news-events/news/wait-times-emergency-hospitalization-keep-getting-higher?utm_source=chatgpt.com">new study</a> published in the journal Health Affairs looked at data from 46 million emergency visits across all 50 states since 2017. It found a national increase in wait times, with the average being over four hours, and 5% of patients waiting more than 24 hours to get assistance. Notably, this doesn&#8217;t even factor in people leaving the ER before they get care, commonly referred to as the “abandonment” rate.
Why? The nursing shortage is certainly a factor. But according to <a href="https://paragoninstitute.org/author/niklas_kleinworth/?mab_v3=9924">Niklas Kleinworth from the Paragon Health Institute</a>, one of the major factors is that, since expansion under Obamacare, there is no financial incentive for many people to wait to see their physician when they can go to the ER and receive same-day care: 
“We&#8217;ve seen that a lot of the financial incentives for people to take care of themselves and go see their regular physician haven&#8217;t come to fruition,&#8221;  Kleinworth told Morning Wire. &#8220;And so now, people are going to the emergency room to get routine care instead.”
Another issue is the increased rate of rural hospital closings. Kleinworth said programs coming out of Washington actually “encourage consolidation” – and we’re seeing large urban hospitals buy up small rural hospitals to eat up incentives meant for rural areas.
The White House has also blamed long ER wait times on illegal aliens. 
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Israel and the terror group Hamas have officially entered into a ceasefire after the two sides reached agreement on the initial stage of a plan to end the war in Gaza.
The agreement was presented to the Israeli government on Thursday. The security cabinet voted Thursday to approve the deal that was reached after days of negotiation in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the adoption of the agreement after the security council vote.
“We fought during these two years to achieve our war aims, and a central one of these war aims is to return the hostages – all of the hostages, the living and the dead – and we’re about to achieve that goal,” Netanyahu said.
U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff and President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner sat alongside the Israeli premier at the announcement.
“I really want to say that this all would not have been possible without the bravery of the IDF,” Kushner stated. “I know a lot of you, probably all of you have family, friends who were in this effort … put your sacrifices on the line to fight for your country and to try to make a difference. I think that made a very, very big difference.”
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WATCH: Remarks by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the government meeting for the approval of the hostages release framework, together with President Trump&#8217;s Special Envoy to the Middle East, <a href="https://twitter.com/SteveWitkoff?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SteveWitkoff</a>, and with the President&#8217;s son-in-law, <a href="https://twitter.com/jaredkushner?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JaredKushner</a>. <a href="https://t.co/zMALibPcEY">pic.twitter.com/zMALibPcEY</a>
— Prime Minister of Israel (@IsraeliPM) <a href="https://twitter.com/IsraeliPM/status/1976427095489216751?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 9, 2025</a></blockquote>
Trump is expected to visit Israel in the coming days and address the Knesset, a rare honor for a U.S. president. Speaker of the Knesset Amir Ohana on Thursday officially <a href="https://x.com/AmirOhana/status/1976375333185257830">invited</a> “The Peace President” to address the Israeli body.
The ceasefire includes the release of the hostages held by Hamas. Trump has said that he expects the 20 living hostages still held by Hamas to be returned to Israel early next week.
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It is unclear how many of the dead hostages, 28 in all, will be returned to Israel. Reports during the negotiations suggested that Israeli officials had concerns that Hamas did not know the locations of the bodies of all of the dead and may not be able to return them.
Israel is expected to release hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in return. The release may <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/report-claims-israel-will-free-barghouti-other-top-terror-convicts/">include</a> notorious top terrorists as well.
Israeli military forces are expected to pull back from the heart of Gaza during the first phase of the ceasefire.

Ceasefire Begins In Gaza After Israel Officially Approves First Phase Of Peace Plan

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The United States is reportedly sending 200 troops to Israel to oversee implementation of a ceasefire between Jerusalem and the terror group Hamas.
No U.S. troops will be sent into Gaza, according to the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/mideast-gaza-israel-hamas-us-military-c19caf7b193dbb3bfaf056366f9e2369">Associated Press</a>. The service members will staff a “civil-military coordination center” set up by U.S. Central Command in coordination with partner nations and nongovernmental organizations.
The coordination center will monitor the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. The Israeli security council voted to approve the first phase of a peace proposal on Thursday, officially enacting a ceasefire that includes the release of hostages held by Hamas and a military pullback from Israel.
The ceasefire comes after Israel and Hamas negotiators hammered out an initial agreement in the Egyptian seaside city of Sharm el-Sheikh. Israeli and Hamas officials met through negotiators. Foreign diplomats from the United States, Turkey, and other countries converged on Sharm el-Sheikh as the two sides drew close to a deal earlier this week.
Those diplomats included Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff and the president’s son-in-law and former adviser Jared Kushner, who received personal thanks from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after the security council vote.
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“We fought during these two years to achieve our war aims, and a central one of these war aims is to return the hostages – all of the hostages, the living and the dead – and we&#8217;re about to achieve that goal,” Netanyahu said. “We couldn&#8217;t have achieved it without the extraordinary help of President Trump and his team, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.”
The prime minister also thanked the Israel Defense Forces for being one prong of “combined military and diplomatic pressure that isolated Hamas [and] … brought us to this point.”
The structure of the ceasefire is built off of a U.S.-backed proposal announced last month at a joint press conference with Netanyahu. At the time, Trump said the proposal could lay the groundwork for establishing “eternal peace in the Middle East.”
The proposal received backing from a slate of Arab countries. Qatar, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, Pakistan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt released a joint statement following the proposal’s rollout backing “Trump’s leadership and his sincere efforts to end the war in Gaza, and assert their confidence in his ability to find a path to peace.”

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President Donald J. Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize. This was true during his first term when he brokered the Abraham Accords, and it&#8217;s even more true today.
The president of the United States has brokered a phase one deal between Israel and Hamas. The deal has received the full support of, legitimately, everybody in the region, including countries all over Europe. All are in favor of the full-scale release of 20 living hostages who have been kept in solitude, in tunnels, and starved for two years at this point, since October 7, 2023.
And the president deserves full marks for this. So, too, does the Prime Minister of Israel, Bibi Netanyahu, who has steadfastly said that Israel would get back its hostages and would also win the war. There&#8217;s a lot of talk about Netanyahu caving to partial hostage deals. There&#8217;s a lot of pressure for him to do so. Instead, he said, everybody must be released.
The president not only backed that play, he also brokered the deal itself, though we have yet to see what the rest of the deal would look like.
To understand where we are, this is phase one of the deal. In this phase, the living hostages are supposed to be released, possibly by Monday. That&#8217;s what the president said, though it could be earlier.
Hamas is claiming they don&#8217;t have the bodies of 28 of the deceased hostages. The remaining hostages are supposed to be handed over. The deceased hostages are apparently dispersed across the Gaza Strip. Hamas wants more time to look for those dead bodies. We know they&#8217;ve played games about this sort of stuff before.
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In return, Israel is going to release some 250 Palestinian terrorists from Israeli prisons, as well as 1,700 Palestinian terrorists who have been detained in Gaza for fighting Israel during the war. It&#8217;s unclear who&#8217;s on the list at this point.
Israeli Defense Forces will also withdraw to a preset line inside the Gaza Strip, not to what may be a final settlement line, which would involve a buffer zone around the edge of the Gaza Strip. That would require a provisional government in place and all the rest. But some percentage of the enclave will be pulled back by the IDF, and the Rafah Border Crossing will reopen, with Egypt apparently willing to facilitate the delivery of aid. 
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Now, of course, this is dangerous for Israel. Aid facilitated by Egypt into the Gaza Strip could presumably be used by Hamas to rearm. And so what happens in phase two is going to be very important here, in terms of fully ending the war, and not just being another ceasefire. 
Achieving the release of the hostages, however, is a massive step forward, particularly for Israel. If Hamas no longer holds hostages, then they no longer have leverage to stop Israel from killing their terror leaders and destroying their terror enclaves. That leverage goes away. Hamas is counting on pressure from the United States in the Arab world to prevent Israel from doing that in the future, and allowing them to reconstitute. I highly doubt President Trump will be warm to that idea. In fact, even the Arab world is not warm toward the idea of allowing Hamas to reconstitute itself anymore.
Al Jazeera — which is a Qatari-backed propagandist group on behalf of terrorism all across the region — put out an editorial calling for Hamas to disarm. So even Qatar understands at this point that Hamas cannot be a part of the Gazan future.
President Trump announced this on <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115340993884364431">Truth Social</a>: 
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I am very proud to announce that Israel and Hamas have both signed off on the first Phase of our Peace Plan. This means that ALL of the Hostages will be released very soon, and Israel will withdraw their Troops to an agreed upon line as the first steps toward a Strong, Durable, and Everlasting Peace. All Parties will be treated fairly! This is a GREAT Day for the Arab and Muslim World, Israel, all surrounding Nations, and the United States of America, and we thank the mediators from Qatar, Egypt, and Turkey, who worked with us to make this Historic and Unprecedented Event happen. BLESSED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS!
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Again, President Trump deserves full marks for not only brokering this deal, but also completely changing the math around.
In terms of public relations, obviously, Israel has been subjected to two years of full-scale legacy media lies, TikTok lies, and social media lies. Literally within the first week of the war, there were claims that Israel was committing a genocide. Thanks to the virality of the claims and the repetition in the legacy media, those claims only escalated. They were never true throughout the entire war. 
There&#8217;s no question, however, that Israel suffered a lot in terms of public relations up to and including nations moving to isolate Israel and trying to preliminarily declare a Palestinian state — with no government, no borders, and no responsibility for their own citizens.
President Trump shifted that around. He took a look at the situation and said, “Listen, we&#8217;re going to get to a deal now.” And then he put pressure in the right places. He offered carrots and he offered sticks.
The Prime Minister of Israel put out a <a href="https://x.com/netanyahu/status/1976073879635599624">statement</a>. 
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With the approval of the first phase of the plan, all our hostages will be brought home. This is a diplomatic success and a national and moral victory for the State of Israel.
From the beginning, I made it clear: we will not rest until all our hostages return and all our goals are achieved. 
Through steadfast resolve, powerful military action, and the great efforts of our great friend and ally President Trump, we have reached this critical turning point.
I thank President Trump for his leadership, his partnership, and his unwavering commitment to the safety of Israel and the freedom of our hostages. 
God Bless Israel. 
God Bless America. 
God Bless our great alliance.
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With the approval of the first phase of the plan, all our hostages will be brought home. This is a diplomatic success and a national and moral victory for the State of Israel.
From the beginning, I made it clear: we will not rest until all our hostages return and all our goals…
— Benjamin Netanyahu &#8211; בנימין נתניהו (@netanyahu) <a href="https://twitter.com/netanyahu/status/1976073879635599624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 8, 2025</a></blockquote>
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And of course, I spoke with the prime minister just a couple of days ago. You can watch that interview <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/episode/ben-interviews-netanyahu">here</a> to understand the prime minister&#8217;s view of the war, how far Israel has come, and where Israel stands in the region at this time.
The president of the United States is scheduled to travel to Egypt to presumably sign the agreement and then travel to Israel, where he is now scheduled to address the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, on Sunday.
The level of excitement for the deal, President Trump&#8217;s visit, and so that they can celebrate him, is extraordinary. I don&#8217;t think there will be anything remotely like it, frankly, in Israeli history with regard to a welcome for a leader from the United States. President Trump has roughly a 95% approval rating in the state of Israel. And that is for a reason, because President Trump inherently understands the Middle East in a way that Westerners typically do not understand the Middle East.
He understands that in the Middle East, power rules. He understands that in the Middle East, there is no solution but moving through.
He understands that in the Middle East, concessions are seen generally as a sign of weakness. And what he understands most of all is that the role of the United States is very often to provide the carrot, while Israel provides the stick.
At this point, there&#8217;s no question the president of the United States deserves the Nobel Peace Prize.
Who else will they give it to? Greta Thunberg? Barack Obama received one for being alive and breathing and for simply being elected president of the United States. Even Yasser Arafat, the arch-terrorist, received a Nobel Peace Prize.
If President Donald J. Trump does not win the Nobel Peace Prize, then it’s time to disband the committee.

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LIVE UPDATES: Trump Holds Cabinet Meeting Hours After Announcing Gaza Peace Deal

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President Donald Trump on Wednesday night announced a breakthrough in the negotiations between Israel and Hamas, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-israel-and-gaza-have-a-deal-on-first-phase-of-middle-east-peace-plan">setting into motion</a> the first phase of Trump&#8217;s peace plan to bring the war in Gaza to an end.
After more than a week of pressuring both Israel and Hamas to come to terms with the 20-point plan that the president laid out on September 29, Trump said that both parties have agreed that the remaining hostages taken by Hamas would be returned, while Israeli troops will withdraw from Gaza &#8220;to an agreed upon line.&#8221;
Now that the first phase of the deal has been reached, here&#8217;s what to expect next:
<h3>Israeli Government Will Meet To Officially Approve Agreement</h3>
The Israeli Cabinet is scheduled to meet on Thursday to approve the agreement. The Trump administration appears confident that Israel will approve the deal quickly. A White House official told The Daily Wire, &#8220;Once they vote yes, Israel has to withdraw to the line which should take under 24 hours.&#8221; Israeli officials <a href="https://x.com/AmitSegal/status/1976213105765146995">clarified</a> that the ceasefire will not be in effect until the government approves the first phase of the deal. Once that happens, Hamas will have 72 hours to return the remaining hostages, the White House official added.
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Israeli President Isaac Herzog <a href="https://x.com/Isaac_Herzog/status/1976116944005628175">said</a> on Wednesday night that the agreement has his &#8220;full support.&#8221; Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu <a href="https://x.com/netanyahu/status/1976065453807034399">said</a> that he &#8220;will convene the government to approve the agreement and bring all our dear hostages home.&#8221;
<h3>Hamas Releases Hostages On Monday</h3>
The White House official said that the Trump administration expects the hostages to &#8220;begin getting released on Monday.&#8221; It is believed that 20 living hostages remain in Hamas captivity, NBC News <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/world/middle-east/live-blog/live-updates-israel-hamas-trump-peace-plan-rcna236552/rcrd90292?canonicalCard=true">reported</a>. The terror group said that it will take them more time to find the 28 bodies of the hostages who died in their custody. The Israel Defense Forces will remain in some parts of Gaza until the hostages are released.
Hospitals in Israel are already preparing to treat the hostages.
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&#8220;Welcome home!&#8221;
Hospitals are preparing for the hostages&#8217; return.
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<h3>Israel Releases Terrorist Prisoners</h3>
In exchange for Hamas releasing the remaining hostages, Israel agreed to set 2,000 prisoners free, including 250 people who were convicted of murder and serving life sentences. On Thursday, a senior Hamas official <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/world/middle-east/live-blog/live-updates-israel-hamas-trump-peace-plan-rcna236552/rcrd90294?canonicalCard=true">said</a> that the terror group handed over the list of prisoners who will be freed in the deal.
<h3>Trump Travels To Israel</h3>
President Trump is expected to travel to Israel and speak to the Knesset on Sunday after an invitation from Netanyahu, Axios <a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/10/09/trump-israel-visit-gaza-hostage-peace-deal">reported</a>.
&#8220;I will definitely do that if they want me to,&#8221; Trump said.
Trump&#8217;s visit will likely be short, according to Israeli journalist Amit Segal, who <a href="https://x.com/AmitSegal/status/1976220128435110247">wrote</a>, &#8220;The plan is for Trump to arrive on Saturday night between Saturday and Sunday, have a reception at Ben Gurion Airport, visit the Knesset, and take off. No additional ceremonies or meetings.&#8221;
<h3>More Negotiations?</h3>
The first phase of the deal does not include some important points from Trump&#8217;s 20-point peace plan, which means that negotiations could continue for some time. One central point that was left out is Trump&#8217;s demand that Hamas agree to disarm. The president&#8217;s plan calls on the terror group to commit to “peaceful co-existence,&#8221; adding that those who decide to disarm would be given amnesty and may live in Gaza, or they will be given safe passage elsewhere.

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President Donald Trump announces that Israel and Hamas have agreed to phase one of his Middle East peace plan, authorities arrest a Florida man accused of setting the deadly Palisades Fire, and the Supreme Court hears arguments on Colorado’s ban on so-called “conversion therapy.”
It’s Thursday, October 9, 2025, and this is the news you need to know to start your day.
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<h2 style="text-align: center;">Trump: The Peace President</h2>
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Topline: President Trump announced on Wednesday that Israel and Hamas have agreed to terms on the first phase of a peace deal that could end the war in Gaza.
Trump was hosting a public event with several independent journalists when he was approached by Secretary of State Marco Rubio. After whispering something in Trump’s ear, Rubio then handed the president a handwritten note, which, based on photographs, appeared to say that a deal was “very close.” It then said, “Need you to approve a Truth Social post soon so you can announce the deal first.” 
Moments later, the president’s account published that post, which read: “I am very proud to announce that Israel and Hamas have both signed off on the first Phase of our Peace Plan. This means that ALL of the Hostages will be released very soon, and Israel will withdraw their Troops to an agreed upon line as the first steps toward a Strong, Durable, and Everlasting Peace…This is a GREAT Day for the Arab and Muslim World, Israel, all surrounding Nations, and the United States of America…BLESSED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS!”
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As part of the first phase, Hamas plans to release the 20 living hostages this weekend, according to the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/egypt-gaza-talks-kushner-witkoff-israel-hamas-news-10-08-2025-ac80d3ed50ff2a9b4106ab5e13156651" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Associated Press</a>. Hamas is responsible for the bodies of 28 dead hostages, though it is unclear whether the terror group can locate and retrieve them. Once the Israeli cabinet approves the agreement, the terror group has 72 hours to return the hostages.
Israel’s military has 24 hours from the time the Israeli cabinet approves the deal to withdraw from the heart of Gaza to a predetermined boundary.
<h2 style="text-align: center;">SCOTUS Hears Colorado &#8220;Conversion Therapy&#8221; Case</h2>
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Topline: The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments this week in a case addressing the legality of so-called “conversion therapy.” Historically, the term referred to counseling or treatment aimed at changing a person’s sexual orientation from gay to straight. However, leftist activists now use the label more broadly, applying it to efforts that encourage transgender individuals to accept their biological sex.
The case: The plaintiff, a Christian counselor named Kaley Chiles, is challenging a law in Colorado that’s been dubbed the “Minor Conversion Therapy Law.” It was passed in 2019 by a Democrat-controlled legislature, and it bans counseling that “attempts or purports to change an individual’s sexual orientation or gender identity.” 
The plaintiff: Chiles’ legal team, Alliance Defending Freedom, says Chiles is currently under investigation by the state of Colorado over this law, and they’ve stressed that minors are being deprived of her services. 
The state of Colorado argues that this is not a free speech issue, but rather a matter of regulating conduct and medical treatment—even if that “medical treatment” is only speech, like talk therapy. The law is then constitutional, according to state attorneys. Colorado says that talk therapy that doesn&#8217;t affirm the gender-confused is harmful to children, which the state bases on “experts” and the so-called medical consensus.
SCOTUS watch: The justices appear to be leaning in favor of the plaintiff, and not just the conservatives. Liberal Justice Elena Kagan seemed to side with Justice Samuel Alito when he said the Colorado law seemed like, quote, “blatant viewpoint discrimination.”
A ruling is expected next summer. And if the tea leaves are being read correctly, an overturning of this Colorado law could influence similar laws in dozens of other states.
<h2 style="text-align: center;">Authorities Arrest Suspected Palisades Fire Arsonist</h2>
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Topline: Authorities have arrested 29-year-old Jonathan Rinderknecht, who they say intentionally sparked the fire that destroyed Pacific Palisades, California, back in January.
The suspect: Rinderknecht is an Uber driver who now lives in Melbourne, Florida. Officials from the Justice Department and the Los Angeles Police Department held a joint press conference on Wednesday to announce the arrest. According to officials, Rinderknecht started the Lachman Fire on New Year’s Day. The Lachman Fire eventually became the Palisades Fire after it was rekindled by severe winds a week later.
What happened: According to U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli, Rinderknecht was in Pacific Palisades late on New Year’s Eve after working throughout the evening. He drove toward Skull Rock trailhead, got out of his car, and walked up a trail to a nearby hilltop, where he recorded videos and listened to a rap song. According to Essayli, the song was accompanied by a music video showing objects being set on fire.
In addition to that, Rinderknecht’s phone had images he created with ChatGPT of people fleeing from burning forests. Another ChatGPT search made around the time he called 911 to report the fire said, “Are you at fault if a fire is lit [sic] because of your cigarettes?”
Firefighters were able to suppress the fire shortly after, but it continued to burn underground until strong winds revived it a week later, starting the Palisades Fire.
The blaze eventually became one of the worst in California history. It killed 12 people and destroyed nearly 7,000 structures, resulting in $150 billion in damage. The rebuilding process has been long and difficult. As of last month, the city of Los Angeles had <a href="https://www.carriermanagement.com/news/2025/09/30/279930.htm">approved</a> just over 600 permits to rebuild out of about 1,500 applications.
The charges: Rinderknecht is only charged with destruction of property by means of fire. But prosecutors may add more charges to the indictment later. They accused him of lying to authorities, with Essayli stating that Rinderknecht provided false information to police about the fire when officers interviewed him on January 24. But Essayli made no mention of a charge on that in the indictment. As is, Rinderknecht faces up to 20 years in prison.

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Morning Brief: The Peace President, SCOTUS Takes Up ‘Conversion Therapy,’  & Palisades Fire Arrest

Morning Brief: The Peace President, ‘Conversion Therapy’ At SCOTUS, And Suspected Palisades Arson

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Praise for President Donald Trump has started to roll in after Hamas and Israel announced that they have agreed to the first phase of the peace plan to end the war in Gaza and potentially create a path to a Palestinian state.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was one of the first to credit Trump for the plan&#8217;s framework that Hamas and Israeli negotiators had just reached an <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-israel-and-gaza-have-a-deal-on-first-phase-of-middle-east-peace-plan">agreement</a> on.
“Through steadfast resolve, powerful military action, and the great efforts of our great friend and ally President Trump, we have reached this critical turning point,” Netanyahu posted on X. “I thank President Trump for his leadership, his partnership, and his unwavering commitment to the safety of Israel and the freedom of our hostages.”
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With the approval of the first phase of the plan, all our hostages will be brought home. This is a diplomatic success and a national and moral victory for the State of Israel.
From the beginning, I made it clear: we will not rest until all our hostages return and all our goals…
— Benjamin Netanyahu &#8211; בנימין נתניהו (@netanyahu) <a href="https://twitter.com/netanyahu/status/1976073879635599624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 8, 2025</a></blockquote>
Former Hamas hostages and the families of hostages still trapped in Gaza hailed the agreement, which, if carried out, would see the release of the remaining 20 hostages still alive in Gaza by Monday. The hostage survivors and families expressed gratitude to Trump for shepherding the process.
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Former hostages Emily Damari and Romi Gonen live on Instagram celebrating the signing of the hostage deal: &#8220;How do you explain to people how you feel at this moment? Yes!!! I&#8217;m shaking, my whole body is trembling. Wow!&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/cerELdMgfo">https://t.co/cerELdMgfo</a> <a href="https://t.co/jPn6qxQ5Pd">pic.twitter.com/jPn6qxQ5Pd</a>
— Raylan Givens (@JewishWarrior13) <a href="https://twitter.com/JewishWarrior13/status/1976069476916527434?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 8, 2025</a></blockquote>
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ALL hostages to be released very soon! <a href="https://t.co/tmNrNaQwxi">https://t.co/tmNrNaQwxi</a> <a href="https://t.co/XGjfj9Wm65">pic.twitter.com/XGjfj9Wm65</a>
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) <a href="https://twitter.com/WhiteHouse/status/1976065558270644721?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 8, 2025</a></blockquote>
An iconic photo of Trump with Secretary of State Marco Rubio has gone viral after capturing the moment that Rubio interrupted a round table to tell the president that a deal between Israel and Hamas was imminent.
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If the deal goes through, this will be one of the most iconic images of Trump&#8217;s presidency. <a href="https://t.co/9AG0N6YzUz">pic.twitter.com/9AG0N6YzUz</a>
— 𝐍𝐢𝐨𝐡 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐠 ♛ ✡︎ (@NiohBerg) <a href="https://twitter.com/NiohBerg/status/1976045388089164177?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 8, 2025</a></blockquote>
Network news led with the significance of the deal for Israel, Gaza, and the Middle East, if all goes according to plan. ABC News called it a &#8220;huge night&#8221; for all involved. 
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&#8220;Make no mistake: this is a huge night,&#8221; says ABC News on President Trump&#8217;s Gaza Peace Deal.
&#8220;For the people of Gaza, this is going to be an enormous relief. For the people of Israel, potentially the end of a two-year-long nightmare.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/B8ooTzBBz1">pic.twitter.com/B8ooTzBBz1</a>
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapidResponse47/status/1976071646093115403?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 8, 2025</a></blockquote>
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🔥 Alex Marlow on Trump’s victory for peace:
“This is a historic achievement. He’s taken away all of Hamas’s leverage — it’s gone. This could be the beginning of lasting peace in the region.”
Only <a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@POTUS</a> could deliver a deal like this — strength backed by results. A Nobel Peace… <a href="https://t.co/hfLHFN0zJd">pic.twitter.com/hfLHFN0zJd</a>
— Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) <a href="https://twitter.com/IngrahamAngle/status/1976076402781978745?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 9, 2025</a></blockquote>
Though not all network coverage struck a celebratory tone. CNN’s Jake Tapper hesitated to call the agreement a “peace deal,” arguing that it was a &#8220;ceasefire deal&#8221; at best.
“This is a ceasefire deal, right? This is not a larger peace deal about a Palestinian state of any sort,” said Tapper.
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/jaketapper?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@jaketapper</a>&#8216;s first reaction to President Trump&#8217;s monumental announcement that Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of his peace deal is to refuse to call it a peace deal.
Even Fake News <a href="https://twitter.com/kaitlancollins?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@kaitlancollins</a> is taken aback. <a href="https://t.co/aTTVq9CdBx">pic.twitter.com/aTTVq9CdBx</a>
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapidResponse47/status/1976064000879362508?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 8, 2025</a></blockquote>
Fox News’ chief political analyst Brit Hume said that the agreement that Trump fostered “seemed almost impossible.”
“It’s a very big deal indeed. Something that seemed almost impossible for so long,” said Hume. “The President will get a great deal of credit for this. It was his peace plan, I guess, that formed the basis for this agreement as far as we know.”
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🚨 WATCH: Fox’s <a href="https://twitter.com/brithume?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@brithume</a> on Trump’s peace deal: “It’s a very big deal indeed. Something that seemed almost impossible for so long. The President will get a great deal of credit for this. It was his peace plan that formed the basis for this agreement as far as we know.” <a href="https://t.co/fcP9X82iSi">pic.twitter.com/fcP9X82iSi</a>
— TV News Now (@TVNewsNow) <a href="https://twitter.com/TVNewsNow/status/1976062641509466612?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 8, 2025</a></blockquote>
Nate Morris, a businessman and Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Kentucky, said that not only should the agreement win Trump a Nobel Peace Prize, but that the award should be renamed after the president.
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President Trump doesn&#8217;t just deserve the Nobel Peace Prize for getting this deal across the finish line, they should rename the damn thing after him. <a href="https://t.co/65gichcb6w">pic.twitter.com/65gichcb6w</a>
— Nate Morris (@NateMorris) <a href="https://twitter.com/NateMorris/status/1976061502621647067?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 8, 2025</a></blockquote>

Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu Meets With Trump At The White House

‘Seemed Almost Impossible’: Praise For Trump Pours In On News Of Middle East Peace Deal

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