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How Trump Got Israel and Hamas to a Truce
Friday, 10 October, 2025

On Thursday, a potentially historic agreement between Israel and Hamas began to take shape. The deal, which was brokered by President Trump, secures the exchange of all remaining Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners.Leaders on both sides, and Mr. Trump himself, signaled that this was a decisive step toward the end of the two-year war in Gaza.Mark Mazzetti, who covers national security for The New York Times, discusses the deal making that got us to this point and whether it really will bring peace.Guest: Mark Mazzetti, an investigative reporter for The New York Times in Washington, D.C., who focuses on national security.Background reading: Live updates: Israel approved a Gaza deal that would free hostages and prisoners.Here is what we know about the agreement between Israel and Hamas.Photo: Saher Alghorra for The New York Times; David Guttenfelder/The New York TimesFor more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.