Israeli Cabinet approves Trump plan for Gaza ceasefire and hostage release

Published October 9, 2025 9:45pm ET



The Israeli Cabinet has approved President Donald Trump‘s plan for a ceasefire deal in Gaza and the release of all the Israeli hostages held by Hamas.

“The government has just now approved the framework for the release of all of the hostages — the living and the deceased,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office wrote on X.

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