The 3rd Gaza Ceasefire, Noah's Ark & Hoshana Rabbah
On September 29, 2025, at Benjamin Netanyahu’s fourth visit to the White House since President Trump retook office, a Gaza ceasefire plan to end the war was revealed, which Israel accepted. It had the backing of many Muslim and Arab countries in the region and beyond. It was revealed on the 7th day of the 7th month of Tishrei in the Hebrew calendar. Four days later on October 3, Hamas submitted its response to President Trump’s peace plan, indicating they were ready to release all hostages and end the war, in accordance with parts of the plan. On October 8 (October 9, Israeli time), President Trump announced that a deal had been reached between Israel and Hamas for the first phase of his Gaza ceasefire plan. This would see all remaining 48 hostages released (both living and dead), and see Israel withdraw to an agreed upon line. It was envisaged that the deal would ultimately lead to the end of the war. The deal was announced seven months and seven days since the first phase of the seco...