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Patrick deHahn

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Hello. International news editor and reporter for hire. Previously The National, Quartz, USA Today, CNN, elsewhere. 📍Brooklyn. He/him, deaf. Message Signal: pdeh.99 / @patrickdehahn on Twitter (RIP) ✌️ Remember we share the same moon.

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Patrick deHahn @pdehello.bsky.social · Jun 4

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Patrick deHahn @pdehello.bsky.social · 22h

Israelis and Palestinians rejoice as people are freed from being unjustly held apnews.com/photo-galler...

Israelis and Palestinians rejoice as hostages are released and prisoners freed, in photos

Israelis celebrated the return of the last surviving hostages from Gaza — a defining exchange in the fragile ceasefire that has paused two years of war between Israel and Hamas.

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Patrick deHahn @pdehello.bsky.social · 22h

Living hostages and Palestinian detainees released as part of ceasefire in Gaza apnews.com/article/gaza...

Living hostages and Palestinian prisoners are released as part of ceasefire in Gaza

All 20 remaining living hostages held in Gaza and scores of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel have walked free as part of a ceasefire pausing two years of war.

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Patrick deHahn @pdehello.bsky.social · 1d

Definitely recommend the Al Jazeera and Reuters live blogs for the latest out of Gaza and Israel:

aje.io/b5n8jo

www.reuters.com/world/middle...

Patrick deHahn @pdehello.bsky.social · 1d

I'm currently away with family and not able to quickly get to developing news. Wishing everyone good health, safety, and wellness.

Patrick deHahn @pdehello.bsky.social · 1d

I'm currently away with family and not able to quickly get to developing news. Wishing everyone good health, safety, and wellness.

Patrick deHahn @pdehello.bsky.social · 1d

Gaza Health Ministry ready for prisoner health checks aje.io/ac2qc0?updat...

Hamas accuses Israel of "manipulating" list of prisoners to be freed aje.io/ac2qc0?updat...

Israeli government approves changes to Palestinian prisoners to be released www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

Patrick deHahn @pdehello.bsky.social · 1d

Catching up on news regarding the release of people held in Gaza and Israeli prisons:

Israel says release of captives in Gaza to begin early on Monday aje.io/ac2qc0?updat...

Hamas says it moved living Israeli captives to three handover locations aje.io/ac2qc0?updat...

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 2d

Gaza journalist Maha Hussaini: “We have returned, like we’ll always do.”

A cat sits in a window. Beyond a completely destroyed city

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Patrick deHahn @pdehello.bsky.social · 1d

Meanwhile, Israel's defence minister has ordered its military to prepare a mission destroying Hamas tunnels.

"It is unclear how the IDF will demolish Hamas’s tunnels in areas of Gaza outside of the army’s control under the ceasefire deal."

www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...

Patrick deHahn @pdehello.bsky.social · 1d

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu hails war’s "victories" and warns military campaign not over in Gaza www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...

Netanyahu hails war’s ‘victories,’ warns military campaign not over, urges unity

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Patrick deHahn @pdehello.bsky.social · 1d

US president Donald Trump claims "the war is over, you understand that," when questioned about Gaza and Israel www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Trump says ‘war is over’ in Gaza as Israel awaits release of hostages

US president says Middle East will ‘normalize’ before he boarded flight to Israel for world leaders’ peace summit

www.theguardian.com

Patrick deHahn @pdehello.bsky.social · 1d

Drone footage above Gaza City shows the toll of two years of Israel's onslaught apnews.com/article/gaza...

Drone footage above Gaza City shows the toll of 2 years of war

New drone footage shows what remains of Gaza City after two years of war as a ceasefire holds in its second day.

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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 1d

Spokesperson for the Gaza Municipality:

Photos: عاصم النبيه Asem Alnabih via X (@AsemAlnabeh)

Good morning from Gaza.

Despite the massive destruction and a severe shortage of heavy machinery, Gaza Municipality has begun clearing and reopening the streets.

Gaza City,
October 2025.

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Patrick deHahn @pdehello.bsky.social · 1d

AP: What to know as Israel and Gaza await the release of hostages, prisoners, aid — and US president Donald Trump’s visit to the Middle East apnews.com/article/isra...

What to know as Israel and Gaza await the release of hostages, prisoners, aid — and Trump's visit

Anticipation built across Israel, the Gaza Strip and the West Bank Sunday as the ceasefire held into a third day.

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Patrick deHahn @pdehello.bsky.social · 1d

Humanitarian aid teams repeat calls for unhindered access to stricken Gaza news.un.org/en/story/202...

Gaza: Aid teams repeat calls for unhindered access to stricken enclave

As displaced Gazans jammed the main route leading north on Friday after the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas reportedly came into effect, UN aid teams repeated their call to open all crossings ...

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Patrick deHahn @pdehello.bsky.social · 1d

"Dozens of aid trucks were seen entering Gaza via the Kerem Shalom crossing, as preparations were underway Sunday for a ramp-up of aid entering the war-battered Gaza Strip under a new ceasefire deal." www.euronews.com/2025/10/12/a...

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Gina Kaufmann @ginak.bsky.social · 4d

If you want a feel for how people in Gaza and in Israel are processing the news of the last 24 hours, no question, you want to hear the voices gathered by @shirinj.bsky.social and @matthewjbell.bsky.social for @theworld.org theworld.org/segments/202...

Ceasefire between Israel and Hamas - The World from PRX

US President Donald Trump has announced a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas after two years of a deadly conflict. Israeli hostages are expected to be released by early next week, and Israel’s army is...

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Patrick deHahn @pdehello.bsky.social · 2d

Egypt to convene global leaders, including US president Donald Trump, in Sharm el-Sheikh on Gaza war agreement www.reuters.com/world/middle...

Egypt to convene global leaders, including Trump, in Sharm el-Sheikh on Gaza war agreement

Egypt will host an international summit in the Red Sea resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh on Monday to finalise an agreement aimed at ending the war in Gaza, an Egyptian presidential spokesperson said on Saturday.

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Patrick deHahn @pdehello.bsky.social · 2d

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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 3d

CNN reports Israel will not release Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya as part of the ceasefire deal with Hamas. The eminent pediatrician was detained in Dec. during Israel’s raid on Kamal Adwan Hospital, after he refused to abandon patients under siege.

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Patrick deHahn @pdehello.bsky.social · 3d

Lebanon says it foiled an Israeli network of bomb attacks across the country "as Israel continues to violate the ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah"
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Lebanon says it foiled Israeli network plotting bomb attacks

Lebanese intelligence agency says it arrested people working for Israel who planned 'terrorist attacks' in the country.

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Patrick deHahn @pdehello.bsky.social · 3d

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Melania Trump: "President Putin and I have had an open channel of communication."

Patrick deHahn @pdehello.bsky.social · 3d

"The United Nations was given a green light by Israel to begin delivering aid into Gaza starting Sunday, a UN official said. The official spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss details not yet made public." apnews.com/article/gaza...

Thousands of Palestinians return to what remains of their homes as Gaza ceasefire takes effect

Tens of thousands of Palestinians headed back to the heavily destroyed northern Gaza Strip as a U.S.-brokered ceasefire came into effect on Friday.

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 4d

A woman speaks to Tareq Abu Azzoum as she makes the journey back north.

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 4d

"Palestinians have very long experience not only of Israel breaking ceasefires but also of using phased agreements to entrench their expansionist agenda"

Aimee Shalan from the @britpalcommitt.bsky.social giving a history lesson on Sky News

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Patrick deHahn @pdehello.bsky.social · 3d

"We renew our urgent call for Israel to open the borders immediately and allow international media free and independent access to the Gaza Strip," Foreign Press Association says after a ceasefire.

"Enough with the excuses and delay tactics. The restrictions on press freedom must come to an end."

FPA
THE FOREIGN PRESS
ASSOCIATION
Statement attributed to the board of The Foreign Press Association
The Foreign Press Association calls for immediate press access to_Gaza
October 10,2025
The FPA welcomes the agreement between the warring parties on a ceasefire in Gaza. With the halt in fighting,
we renew our urgent callfor Israel to open the borders immediately and allow international media free and
independent access to the Gaza Strip.
For the last two years, the FPA and its members have asked, through all channels, to be let into Gaza to report on
the reality of the war. These demands have been repeatedly ignored, while our Palestinian colleagues have
risked their lives to provide tireless and brave reporting from Gaza.
0n October 23rd, the Supreme Court is set finally to hear our arguments after more than a year of allowing the
State to delay its response.
But there is no reason to wait that long. Enough with the excuses and delay tactics.
The restrictions on press freedom must come to an end.

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Patrick deHahn @pdehello.bsky.social · 3d

The International Red Cross is set to neutrally coordinate and oversee the release of those held in Gaza and Israeli prisons.

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