ΖΩΝΤΑΝΑ: Ο Τραμπ υπογράφει συμφωνία κατάπαυσης του πυρός στη Γάζα με τους ηγέτες του Κατάρ, της Αιγύπτου και της Τουρκίας
Χαρά και θλίψη καθώς το Ισραήλ απελευθερώνει και απελαύνει πολλούς Παλαιστίνιους κρατούμενους
- Ο πρόεδρος των ΗΠΑ Ντόναλντ Τραμπ υποσχέθηκε διαρκή ειρήνη στη Μέση Ανατολή, μετά την υπογραφή συμφωνίας κατάπαυσης του πυρός στη Γάζα με τους ηγέτες του Κατάρ, της Αιγύπτου και της Τουρκίας.
- Παλαιστινιακές οικογένειες επανενώνονται με τους αγαπημένους τους στη Γάζα και την κατεχόμενη Δυτική Όχθη, αφότου το Ισραήλ απελευθέρωσε σχεδόν 2.000 κρατούμενους και συλληφθείσες στο πλαίσιο ανταλλαγής αιχμαλώτων. Περίπου 154 κρατούμενοι εξορίστηκαν στην Αίγυπτο.
- 55s ago(03:15 GMT)
Brother of Al Jazeera correspondent among Palestinians released in Gaza
One of the Palestinians freed on Monday was the brother of our correspondent, Ibrahim al-Khalili.
Our correspondent made the journey to southern Gaza to reunite with his brother, Mohammed.
The Israeli military detained both of them last year, during its ground offensive in Gaza City. Al-Khalili was later released, while his brother remained in detention for 19 months.
Like most of the Palestinians from the Gaza Strip imprisoned en masse by Israel, he was held with charge or trial.
Al Jazeera reporter reflects on two years of war in Gaza - 15m ago(03:00 GMT)
‘Still a lot of moving parts’ to Gaza deal
Al Jazeera is reporting from Jordan because it has been banned in Israel and the occupied West Bank.
There is a huge sense of relief in Israel right now as the 20 living captives who were still in the Gaza Strip have been released from captivity.
Family members of the captives say they credit all of this to the American administration and to US President Donald Trump. They say the Israeli prime minister is the one who stood in the way of a deal and who prolonged the war for personal and political gain.
Speaking in front of the Israeli Knesset, Benjamin Netanyahu said all of this was due to Israeli military achievements on the ground, and not due to diplomacy, necessarily. But all of this has happened because of the deal that was put on the table by the Americans, because of the pressure Israel was under to accept the deal by Trump, and the world rallying around this agreement that was presented by the Americans.
So now that the war is over, Trump says he is confident that it’s going to remain that way. But there’s still a lot of moving parts.
Israel says it has only received bodies of four of the deceased captives, and officials say they hope to get the remaining ones in the coming days.
- 30m ago(02:45 GMT)
UN relief chief allocates more funds to Gaza recovery
Tom Fletcher says he has allocated an additional $11m from the UN’s emergency response fund to help “scale up aid” in Gaza as winter approaches.
In a post on X, the UN’s relief chief said the figure brings the total funds allocated by his agency to Gaza to $20m and that the money will be used to “deliver food, water, shelter and health services, and keep essential infrastructure running”.
“The ceasefire in Gaza offers a critical window to scale up aid, ahead of winter,” he wrote.
Earlier, Fletcher told the Associated Press news agency that funding and access are still needed to ensure that aid reaches Gaza, as well as ensuring that the ceasefire agreement holds.
The UN’s Emergency Response Fund is funded by voluntary commitments made by UN member states, and is meant to allow the global body to respond quickly to emergencies when needed.
- 45m ago(02:30 GMT)
WATCH: Egypt’s el-Sisi says two-state solution is ‘the only way to achieve peace’
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, speaking at the peace summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, has said a two-state solution is the “only way” to secure lasting peace for Israelis and Palestinians.
He said Egypt would work with “all partners” to lay the foundation for the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip.
Watch excerpts of his speech below:
Egypt: Two-state solution is 'the only way to achieve peace' - 1h ago(02:15 GMT)
Biden commends Trump for ‘renewed ceasefire deal’
Former US President Joe Biden has welcomed the release of Israeli captives and praised the Trump administration for getting “a renewed ceasefire deal over the finish line”.
“I am deeply grateful and relieved that this day has come,” he wrote in a post on X.
“For the last living 20 hostages who have been through unimaginable hell and are finally reunited with their families and loved ones, and for the civilians in Gaza who have experienced immeasurable loss and will finally get the chance to rebuild their lives,” he said.
“Now, with the backing of the United States and the world, the Middle East is on a path to peace that I hope endures and a future for Israelis and Palestinians alike with equal measures of peace, dignity, and safety,” Biden added.
- 1h ago(02:00 GMT)
‘We were in a slaughterhouse, not a prison’
We’ve been hearing from Palestinians released from Israeli detention in Khan Younis.
Abdallah Abu Rafe described his release as a “great feeling”.
“We were in a slaughterhouse, not a prison. Unfortunately, we were in a slaughterhouse called the Ofer prison. Many young men are still there. The situation in the Israeli prisons is very difficult. There are no mattresses. They always take the mattresses away. The food situation is difficult. Things are difficult there,” he said.
Another released detainee, Yasin Abu Amra, described conditions in Israeli jails as “very, very bad”.
“In terms of the food, the oppression, and the beatings, everything was bad. There was no food or drink. I hadn’t eaten for four days. They gave me two sweets here, and I ate them,” he said.
Saed Shubair, who was also freed on Monday, said he did not know how to describe his feelings.
“The feeling is indescribable,” he said. “Seeing the sun without bars is an indescribable feeling. My hands are free from the handcuffs. Freedom is priceless.”
As we’ve been reporting, Israel released some 250 Palestinians serving life and long sentences and some 1,718 others who had been taken from Gaza over the course of the war there. The United Nations had considered the latter group as forcibly disappeared.
People greet freed Palestinian prisoners as they arrive in the Gaza Strip after their release from Israeli jails, outside Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Monday, October 13, 2025 [Abdel Kareem Hana/ AP] - 1h ago(01:45 GMT)
Australia would consider request to send troops to Gaza if asked, minister says
Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles has told Sky News that Canberra would consider a request to send peacekeeping troops to Gaza, but that it has not yet been asked to do so.
“Look, I don’t think we’re in that world yet. There’s been no request … I wouldn’t be in the world of speculating about what we would do in the future,” Marles said.
“Obviously, we consider any request that comes to us. But I don’t really want to speculate on this beyond that. We seek to be as constructive as we can be.”
The minister also praised Trump’s role in securing the ceasefire, saying the US president “deserves an enormous amount of credit”, noting that “over the last two years and more, we have seen just an appalling tragedy play out in the Middle East”.
Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles [File: Hilary Wardhaugh/Getty Images] - 1h ago(01:30 GMT)
No means in Gaza to treat released Palestinians requiring medical care
Throughout the day, we’ve seen a lot of excitement and happiness.
People here are overjoyed by the release of Palestinians kidnapped and detained by the Israeli military over the course of the past two years.
But we also saw some people falling to their knees and crying with disappointment when they found out that their family members, their sons, their daughters, were not among those released.
Now, the released Palestinians are returning to a Gaza they do not recognise. They are coming back to areas where there are no homes, no public facilities, no schools, and no medical facilities.
We cannot overstate how important and critical medical facilities are at this particular time.
Many of the released Palestinians need immediate medical attention, but unfortunately, the remaining medical facilities do not have the resources to provide the needed care due to the bombardment, the deliberate prevention and obstruction of medical aid and supplies. Let alone the many times these hospitals were stormed and destroyed by the Israeli military.
This leaves no options for people here but to seek medical attention elsewhere. And many are now lining up now for medical evacuation.
Gaza as of this moment is completely different to the Gaza of two years ago. There’s absolute destruction and devastation of all means of life to the point it feels it’s unlivable, and it’s quite hard to sustain life here. So there’s a lot of uncertainty, although mixed with a little bit of hope. But uncertainty is dominating every conversation as of this moment across the Gaza Strip.
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- 2h ago(01:15 GMT)
WATCH: Two years of genocide – Israel on trial for crimes against humanity in Gaza
The Gaza Strip has been reduced to a grey wasteland of rubble after Israeli forces launched an extensive military campaign in response to the October 7 Hamas attacks.
More than 67,000 Palestinians have been killed, with tens of thousands of bodies believed to remain buried beneath the ruins. Nearly 200,000 buildings, including residential towers, schools and hospitals, have been destroyed or damaged, displacing countless families. Critical infrastructure, such as al-Shifa Hospital, has been obliterated, leaving Gaza’s medical system in tatters.
Israel is now facing genocide charges at the International Court of Justice, brought by South Africa.
Watch our video report below:
Two years of genocide: Israel on trial for crimes against humanity in Gaza - 2h ago(01:00 GMT)
Palestinian novelist Basim Khandaqji arrives in Egypt after release from Israeli jail
The 41-year-old writer has arrived in Egypt after being exiled by Israeli authorities on his release from Israeli prison.
A video shared by The Palestinian Information Center shows a gaunt Khandaqji being greeted by supporters on his arrival in Egypt, wearing a traditional Palestinian scarf and smiling.
Khandaqji was arrested in 2004, at the age of 21, on terrorism charges and sentenced to three life sentences over a deadly bombing in Tel Aviv.
In 2024, Khandaqji received the International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) for his novel A Mask, the Colour of the Sky, one of several books he penned while in Israeli prison.
According to the Palestinian Prisoners’ Media Office, Israel forced at least 154 of the Palestinians it freed on Monday into exile.
Translation: Prisoner Basim Khandaqji arrives in Egypt after his release in the exchange deal.
- 2h ago(00:45 GMT)
Qatar’s Emir hails ‘positive outcomes’ of Sharm el-Sheikh summit
Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has said he is pleased with the “positive outcomes of the Sharm el-Sheikh Peace Summit”.
In a post on X, the Qatari leader said he hopes the deal “will serve as a starting point for future agreements that fulfil the aspirations of our brothers in the Gaza Strip, and contribute to reaching a comprehensive, just and sustainable solution to the Palestinian issue”.
“We look forward to all the commitment of all parties to the joint understanding achieved for the benefit of all,” he added.
Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani attends a ceremony to sign a Gaza ceasefire agreement on Monday in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt [Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images] - 2h ago(00:30 GMT)
World leaders, diplomats in Egypt worry about next steps
There were more than 20 world leaders who attended this very hastily organised event in Sharm el-Sheikh. Everybody here hailed Trump’s 20-point peace plan as a very significant milestone, something that really needed to be built on.
Even though the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire deal has been implemented, many here are worried about what comes next.
There are still a lot of details to work through, including: Will Hamas disarm? Will the Palestinian Authority have a role in the governance of a post-war Gaza? Will this plan at some point lead to a credible pathway forward for the discussion or creation of a Palestinian state?
These are all things that are going to be thorny issues that need to be tackled, going forward.
And even though everybody who is here agreed that this was a victory lap, and even though Trump said that this was a very big win and a very important step for peace in the region and the world, behind the scenes, diplomats and leaders here were also concerned.
They want to ensure that the US continues to play a big role in applying the necessary political pressure to ensure this goes forward, that the details are followed through, and that this 20-point peace plan can ultimately be achieved all the way through.
- 3h ago(00:15 GMT)
What’s in Trump’s declaration on ‘Enduring Peace and Prosperity’?
The leaders of Egypt, Qatar, Turkiye and the US have released a joint statement backing the Gaza ceasefire deal and committing to “enduring peace” in the region.
The statement, released on Monday after an international summit in Egypt’s Sharm el-Sheikh, is a rare acknowledgement by the Trump administration that Palestinians and Israelis deserve equal rights.
The proclamation also does not point the finger at Palestinians as the cause of the conflict in the way that successive US administrations have.
Notably, it reframes the struggle in Gaza as part of the broader Palestinian question. The Trump administration has previously avoided even describing the residents of Gaza as Palestinian.
However, the statement does not explicitly acknowledge Palestinians’ right to statehood and self-determination.
You can read the full text here.
Trump holds a signed document during a summit to support ending Israel’s war on Gaza, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on Monday [Suzanne Plunkett/Pool via AP] - 3h ago(00:07 GMT)
WATCH: Joy and devastation as Israel frees and exiles Palestinians
Joy turned to disbelief for more than 100 Palestinian families after Israel added a twist to its release of close to 2,000 imprisoned Palestinians as part of the ceasefire deal.
It’s sending 154 into exile, refusing to let them back into Gaza or the occupied West Bank.
You can watch more here:
Joy and devastation as Israel frees and deports many Palestinian detainees - 3h ago(00:03 GMT)
A recap of recent developments
- United States President Donald Trump has co-chaired a meeting of world leaders in Egypt, after addressing the Israeli Knesset in Jerusalem, signing what he called a comprehensive peace agreement in Gaza.
- Trump has hailed the deal as not just the end of the war in Gaza, but a “new beginning for the entire Middle East” and an opportunity to build a region that is strong, stable and prosperous.
- The leaders of Qatar, Egypt and Turkiye also signed on as guarantors to the deal.
- Families in Israel and Palestine have reunited with their loved ones after Hamas freed the remaining 20 captives held in Gaza, and Israeli authorities released nearly 2,000 Palestinians held in jails.
- Hamas has also handed over the bodies of four captives and is due to release the remains of dozens more.
- The United Nations says aid agencies in Gaza are ready to help get a surge of humanitarian supplies, food and medicine into the war-ravaged and famine-stricken territory.
- 3h ago(00:00 GMT)
Welcome to our coverage
Hello, and welcome to our live coverage of Israel’s war on Gaza and the ongoing ceasefire process.
Stay with us as we bring you the latest news, updates and reactions from Israel, Palestine and the wider region.
You can find our updates from Monday, October 13, here.
A child waves as Palestinians freed from Israeli prisons arrive at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza, on Monday [Saeed M M T Jaras/Anadolu]
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