The first phase of the U.S.-brokered Gaza ceasefire deal began to move forward this week as Israeli and Palestinian hostages have been released and aid trickles in.&nbsp;“The crossings were partially reopened, so some aid is coming in — food, water, and medicine — but only a small amount compared to the huge need,” says Intercept contributor <a href="https://theintercept.com/staff/taqwa-ahmed-al-wawi/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Taqwa Ahmed Al-Wawi</a>. “People are surviving, but every day it is still a struggle.”“There is a pause in the bombing, and I say 'a pause' because there are still people being killed,” says James Zogby, the president and co-founder of the Arab American Institute.This week on the Intercept Briefing, we hear from poet and writer Al-Wawi about what it’s been like in Gaza over the first few days of the ceasefire. Then reporter and host <a href="https://theintercept.com/staff/jonahvaldez/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jonah Valdez</a> speaks to Zogby who, along with a delegation of Palestinian Americans, are meeting with members of Congress to ensure the current ceasefire holds and to push for an arms embargo on Israel.“We were challenging members of Congress, not just on ending the weapons supplies to Israel because they've so abused them — in violation of U.S. and international law — but also to consider what are the needs of those who remain behind, the millions of Palestinians still in Gaza,” says Zogby.&nbsp;Valdez and Zogby dig into the details — or <a href="https://theintercept.com/2025/10/08/trump-netanyahu-peace-plan-gaza-protest/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">lack thereof </a>— in Trump’s plan, <a href="https://theintercept.com/2025/10/15/israel-ceasefire-violations-gaza-aid/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">how Israel is already breaking the ceasefire agreement</a>, takeaways from past efforts to <a href="https://theintercept.com/2023/11/28/israel-palestine-history-peace/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">broker peace</a> through the <a href="https://theintercept.com/2018/09/13/oslo-accords-palestinian-women-first-intifada-naila-and-the-uprising/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">decades</a>, and how the American public can continue <a href="https://theintercept.com/2025/08/29/aipac-israel-gaza-democrats-deborah-ross/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">pushing lawmakers</a> to achieve lasting peace, healing, and reconstruction that benefits Palestinians.&nbsp;“Nothing's going to happen on the Israeli side in terms of concessions, unless there's a threat of punishment coming from the U.S. or the international community,” says Zogby. “That's what happened during Oslo [Accords]: The U.S. let Israel get away with murder, and they just kept doing it. If Donald Trump lets them do the same thing — and I fully expect that he probably will — then I don't expect this to move toward completion.”Listen to the full conversation of The Intercept Briefing on<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-intercept-briefing/id1195206601" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/2js8lwDRiK1TB4rUgiYb24?si=e3ce772344ee4170" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spotify</a>, or wherever you listen.You can support our work at <a href="https://join.theintercept.com/donate/Donate_Podcast?source=interceptedshoutout&recurring_period=one-time" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">theintercept.com/join</a>. Your donation, no matter the amount, makes a real difference.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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