There was a flood of emotions in Tel Aviv city of Israel on Monday (13 October 2025). After the release of 20 Israeli hostages by Hamas after two years of captivity in Gaza, an echo of flags, flowers and slogans of Welcome Home were heard in the city’s Hostage Square. People wrote on social media that it seems as if the whole of Israel has gathered in Tel Aviv today to welcome its citizens.

A huge board was put up on the city beach, on which Thank You was written in big letters. This board was created to be visible from the US aircraft Air Force One, in order to publicly thank President Donald Trump for his role in the Gaza ceasefire talks.

Air Force One flies over sign thanking President Trump on the beach of Tel Aviv! pic.twitter.com/6x0SMVpTUm

— Margo Martin (@MargoMartin47) October 13, 2025

Hamas releases seven hostages, prepares to release 20 more

Hamas released 7 Israeli hostages on Monday (13 October 2025). This release is part of the first phase of the ceasefire agreement on the ongoing conflict in Gaza. Under this agreement, Hamas has agreed to release a total of 20 Israeli hostages, in exchange for which Israel will release 1,900 Palestinian prisoners. No official information has been given so far about the identity and health condition of the released hostages.

The path to peace mediated by Donald Trump

US President Donald Trump announced on October 9 that Israel and Hamas had agreed to a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of prisoners. This agreement was reached after several days of negotiations in the Egyptian city of Sharm el-Sheikh. Representatives of Israel, Hamas, Egypt and America were involved in these talks. According to sources, in this agreement the Trump administration laid special emphasis on the establishment of human corridor, safe release of hostages and providing aid to Gaza.

The conflict started from the incident of 7 October 2023

This ceasefire has come in the background of the conflict, which started with the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023. That day, Hamas terrorists launched a massive attack on Israel, killing 1,219 people, most of whom were civilians. Hamas took 251 people hostage and took them to Gaza. After this, Israel launched a military campaign on Gaza, due to which thousands of Palestinians were killed and millions were displaced. Now this ceasefire has brought relief and hope for peace for both the sides.

An atmosphere of unity and relief in Tel Aviv

After the release of the hostages, people in cities like Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Haifa held candle-lit thanksgiving ceremonies. Many families held photographs of their loved ones, hugged each other in Hostage Square and shed tears of joy. The Israeli Prime Minister’s Office issued a statement saying that this agreement is the result of both humanitarian responsibility and diplomatic success. He expressed his gratitude to all those countries who cooperated in this process.

Main terms of ceasefire

According to this phase one agreement, Hamas will gradually release 20 Israeli hostages and Israel will release 1,900 Palestinian prisoners. Both sides will maintain a ceasefire for 72 hours and humanitarian aid will be delivered to Gaza with the help of the United Nations and Egypt.

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Israel gaza war: The issue of Israel-Hamas being held in Gaza on the 50th anniversary of Microsoft. Indian-American software engineer Vania Aggarwal accused Satya Nadella, CEO of the world’s largest tech company and former CEO Bill Gates and Steve Balmer of providing technical assistance for attacks in Gaza. All this happened when these three were sitting in the debate panel of the veteran.

‘Shame to celebrate blood’

Sathya Nadella, former CEO Bill Gates and Steve Balmer were sitting on the stage, when Engineer Vania Aggarwal targeted Bill Gates and Steve Balmer, saying, “Fifty thousand Palestinians in Gaza have been murdered with Microsoft technology. How dare you all to celebrate their blood?” He accused Microsoft of promoting violence through technology. He urged the company to end the relationship with Israel.

‘The company has become the backbone of massacre in Israel’

After this, Vania Aggarwal was taken out by security personnel, after which discussion was started again. Vania himself is an engineer in Microsoft and resigned after this debate. He said that on April 11, he will have the last day in this company. In the resigning letter, he described Microsoft as the creator of digital weapons and said that the company’s clout services and AI technology have become the backbone of the massacre in Israel.

Vaniya Agrawal, Another Microsoft Employee Confronted The Panel on Stage at the company’s 50th anniversary celebration which included founder bill Gates. Agrawal continued the protest saying “I’m a microsoft worker and i do not consent…. 50,000 palestinians have been killed pic.twitter.com/t16tyfxv3a

– سيف القدس SayfalQudss (@sayfalQudss) April 6, 2025

‘Microsoft promotes massacre’

He said, “Microsoft has now become such a platform, which gives strength to racism, monitoring and massacre. Whose power is we increasing? The oppressors, of war criminals? If we are part of this company, we will all be partners. If you have to continue working in Microsoft, then I urge you to use Microsoft and Mission to use your own values ​​and specialists. To make it accountable to “

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Israel News: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has taken another major step and removed the head of the internal security department (Shin Bet) from the post. Earlier, he also removed the army chief. Netanyahu says that the Internal Security Chief is no longer confident, so this decision has been taken.

This decision has come at a time when Israel is facing increasing tension with Hamas, Hizbollah and Iran. This information has been given by the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Appointed in 2021

According to The Guardian report, Ronen Bar was appointed as the head of Israeli’s Internal Security Agency (Shin Bet) in 2021. However, four years later, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decided to remove him from the post. Netanyahu said, “My trust in them is over. I can’t work with them.”

What is the real reason for removing Shin Bet chief?

On 7 October 2023, Hamas attacked Israel, in which more than 1200 people died. After this attack, Shin Bet released a report, which mentioned the government’s failure. Due to this report, Netanyahu came under target of opposition leaders and pressure to resign on them also increased.

Meanwhile, Netanyahu first removed the army chief and now decided to remove Shin Bet’s chief Ronen Bar. Netanyahu says that it is necessary to maintain confidence with the army chief at the time of war, but it is no longer possible to work with Shin Bet chief, so it was necessary to remove them.

Opposition to Netanyahu’s decision begins in Israel

The protest against Netanyahu has intensified after the removal of Shin Bet chief. Opposition leader Yare Lapid has said that he will challenge this decision in court. He alleged that Prime Minister Netanyahu is moving towards dictatorship and misusing his position.

Former Prime Minister Ehud Barak also criticized Netanyahu and said that he is not following the law. Barak said, “Instead of resigning themselves, Netanyahu is engaged in removing officers. The Israeli people will never forgive them.”

What is the role of Shin Bet and its chief?

Shin Bet is the internal security agency of Israel, which is considered an important pillar of the country’s security system. Its mains are involved in every major national security decision. The main function of Shin Bet to collect internal intelligence information, prevent terrorism and ensure national security.