How the Gaza Deal Came Together, and What Comes Next? - with Ari Shavit

Subscribe to Inside Call me Back: https://inside.arkmedia.org Gift a subscription of Inside Call me Back: http://inside.arkmedia.org/gifts Subscribe to Amit Segal’s newsletter ‘It’s Noon in Israel’: https://arkmedia.org/amitsegal/ Watch Call me Back on YouTube:    / @callmebackpodcast   Check out Ark Media’s other podcasts: For Heaven's Sake: https://lnk.to/rfGlrA ‘What’s Your Number?’: https://lnk.to/rfGlrA For sponsorship inquiries, please contact: [email protected] To contact us, sign up for updates, and access transcripts, visit: https://arkmedia.org/ Ark Media on Instagram:   / arkmediaorg   Dan on X: https://x.com/dansenor Dan on Instagram:   / dansenor   To order Dan Senor & Saul Singer’s book, The Genius of Israel: https://tinyurl.com/bdeyjsdn Today’s Episode: On Monday, October 13, all of the 20 living hostages were returned to Israel after two years in Hamas captivity. Only 4 of the 28 bodies of fallen hostages were also returned – constituting a breach of the ceasefire deal, which is supposed to see the return of all 48 hostages, living and dead. Israeli officials say they will continue to pressure Hamas until all its obligations under the deal are fulfilled. Also on Monday, President Trump conducted a whirlwind visit to Israel, where he met with former hostages and families of hostages, and celebrated the conclusion of the war at the Knesset. In his hour-long speech, Trump showered extensive praise on US Envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, who pushed the deal across the finish line days earlier at Sharm El-Sheikh in Egypt. In the evening, President Trump departed from Israel and flew to Egypt, where he met with European, Arab, and Muslim leaders at the Sharm El-Sheikh “Peace Summit,” where he urged more countries to join the Abraham Accords. On today’s episode, we are joined by Author and Journalist Ari Shavit, who has been closely following the making of the hostage-ceasefire deal. Ari and Dan discuss what happened behind the scenes that took us from the seemingly intractable situation of the past two years to suddenly seeing our hostages return and regional leaders, as well as President Trump, touting a new era of hope and peace. CREDITS: ILAN BENATAR - Producer & Editor ADAAM JAMES LEVIN-AREDDY - Executive Producer MARTIN HUERGO - Sound Editor MARIANGELES BURGOS - Additional Editing MAYA RACKOFF - Operations Director GABE SILVERSTEIN - Research YUVAL SEMO - Music Composer