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Trump's Gaza truce: How the Israel-Hamas deal was done

Lisa Ellis
October 10, 2025

After months of gridlock, US President Donald Trump has finally secured a long-awaited ceasefire and hostage deal between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist militant group Hamas. So, how did the agreement come about? And is it all it's cracked up to be?

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After two years of war in Gaza, US President Donald Trump's peace plan is gaining traction.

A breakthrough in indirect talks between Hamas and Israel in Egypt has launched phase one of Trump's 20-point proposal.

Negotiators in Doha, Qatar, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, special envoy Steve Witkoff, and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner were all key to the agreement.

Still, it seems that Trump's determination was what made it happen.

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