Six In The Morning Thursday 9 October 2025

 

Summary

• A ceasefire in Gaza will begin within 24 hours of Israeli cabinet approval, an Israeli government spokeswoman says

• Israel's cabinet and security cabinet are due to meet today, and are widely expected to sign-off on the plan

• Our correspondents Lyse Doucet, Rushdi Abualouf, and Sumi Somaskanda are answering your questions on the deal now - watch and follow live at the top of the page

• The first phase of a deal was signed by Israel and Hamas earlier today in Egypt

• As well as the ceasefire, it will also see Hamas release Israeli hostages; Israel release hundreds of Palestinian prisoners; Israeli troops beginning to withdraw from parts of Gaza; and hundreds of trucks of aid a day entering Gaza

• Israel says the hostage release will begin within 72 hours of the ceasefire starting

• This is a major moment - but it's a ceasefire, not a peace deal, writes Lyse Doucet. The toughest of issues are still on the table

‘The warplanes are still hovering’: Gazan mother on ceasefire deal

Fatima Hudoon
BBC News

Amal Albadla is a mother in Gaza whose youngest son was born on 7 October.

Earlier this morning, she shared her first reaction to the news of the deal.

Speaking to us from Mawasi Al Qarara in southern Gaza, she says: “I can’t believe I’m finally saying this, the war is finally over after two years of hunger, destruction and endless loss.”

Two years of displacement and destruction in Gaza – photo essay

Enas Tantesh’s photography captures not only the despair and insecurity but also moments of normality and human connection

By Julian Borger. Photographs by Enas Tantesh

Over the past two years in Gaza, the world has witnessed one of the worst onslaughts against a civilian population in recent history and has been unwilling or unable to stop it.

More than 66,200 people have been killed and nearly 169,000 injured, meaning that about one in 10 of Gaza’s Palestinian population have been casualties of Israel’s military campaign.

Hungary found to have sent agents to spy on EU — report

Dmytro Hubenko with AFP, Reuters

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban secretly sent agents to spy on European Union institutions in Brussels for years, according to a report published by a Belgian newspaper.

A report published in the Belgian newspaper De Tijd on Thursday revealed that the Hungarian intelligence service has for years been using a secret spy network in the European Union institutions in Brussels.

The report is the result of months of investigation by De Tijd, together with Direkt36, a nonprofit investigative journalism center in Hungary; Paper Trail Media, a German collective; Der Spiegel, a German news magazine; and Der Standard, an Austrian newspaper.

America's Stricken DemocracyTrump's Thought Police Hit Their Stride

The murder of Charlie Kirk has fanned the flames of the Trump administration's lust for thought control. The hunt for his enemies and dissenters, long since begun, has entered a new and dangerous phase.

By Jörg Schindler in Washington, D.C.

In April 2011, late-night comedian Seth Meyers dealt the ambitious businessman Donald Trump what was likely his most painful humiliation to that point. There is a video of the scene showing Meyers as a guest speaker at the annual White House Correspondents Association dinner in Washington, holding forth before a room full of distinguished guests. And all of them are laughing.

Japan Today Spotlight #36 | Drunk pilots at JAL: Scandals Japan can’t ignore

Japan Airlines reported record revenue this year, but a series of alcohol-related scandals involving its pilots has shaken confidence in the country’s flagship carrier. From canceled flights and failed breath tests to one captain caught tampering with his testing kit, the airline’s troubles have raised serious questions about safety and accountability in the cockpit.

World Cup 2026 qualifiers: Why FIFA won’t ban Israel despite Gaza genocide

Protection of political, economic and commercial interests has led to FIFA’s ‘double standards’ in countering anti-Israel protests and calls for sanctions, say experts.

By Hafsa Adil

Israel will resume its qualification campaign for the FIFA World Cup 2026 this coming weekend amid widespread public protests and growing demands for football’s governing body to sanction the country over its genocide in Gaza.

Despite the widespread opposition, Israel’s upcoming World Cup qualifiers – against Norway on Saturday and Italy on Tuesday – will go ahead as scheduled after FIFA sidestepped the issue by saying it cannot “solve geopolitical problems”.