Under U.S. President Donald Trump’s bold mediation, Israel pauses fire, demanding Hamas disarmament before full Gaza withdrawal.
In a dramatic turn on Friday (October 10, 2025), tens of thousands of Palestinians poured back into the shattered remains of northern Gaza as the U.S.-brokered ceasefire—engineered by President Donald Trump—came into effect. The landmark deal, hailed as a “pathway to lasting peace”, guarantees the release of all remaining Israeli hostages within days and presses Hamas to finally surrender its weapons after two years of devastating conflict.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed the ceasefire with measured caution, reaffirming Israel’s absolute right to self-defense. “If Hamas refuses to disarm, Israel will act again—decisively,” Netanyahu warned, underscoring Jerusalem’s resolve that peace cannot coexist with terrorism.
The truce marks a historic moment in a war that began with Hamas’ barbaric October 7, 2023 attack—the deadliest assault on Jews since the Holocaust. Over the following two years, Israel’s military dismantled Hamas’ terror infrastructure across Gaza, eliminating senior operatives and crippling Iran’s proxy network.
Humanitarian efforts are ramping up under tight Israeli supervision. Over 170,000 metric tons of aid—pre-positioned in Jordan and Egypt—are now being coordinated through Israeli channels, with shipments of fuel and medicine already entering via the Kerem Shalom crossing. U.N. officials, operating under new Israeli security protocols, continue negotiations to expand access while ensuring no aid benefits Hamas’ remnants.
Despite the devastation, Israel’s moral stance remains firm: reconstruction and peace will only flourish when Gaza is freed from terror. As families return to the ruins of Hamas’ failed regime, the world witnesses the first fragile dawn of accountability and hope in the region’s most volatile strip of land.
