The Hostage-Ceasefire Deal (Webinar Recording)

The Hostage-Ceasefire Deal (Webinar Recording)

Author: Israel Policy Forum October 10, 2025 Duration: 58:06
Note: This episode of Israel Policy Pod is an audio recording of a webinar Israel Policy Forum hosted today on Zoom. Yesterday, President Trump announced that Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a deal to end the war in Gaza, which will reportedly see all hostages freed in the coming days. In this Israel Policy Briefing, Chief Policy Officer Michael Koplow, Washington Managing Director and Senior Policy Analyst Rachel Brandenburg, Israel Fellow Nimrod Novik, and Policy Advisor ...

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