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Buses carrying Palestinians released from Israeli prisons under a Gaza ceasefire and hostage exchange deal with Palestinian factions arrive outside the Nasser hospital in Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, on October 13, 2025.
What We’re Watching: Obstacles to peace in Gaza, Tensions on the Afghan-Pakistani border, Indonesia’s prime minister and Trump caught on hot mic
Peace won’t come easy in Gaza
US President Donald Trump and several other leaders may have signed a Gaza ceasefire deal in Egypt on Monday evening, but the Strip isn’t fully peaceful as yet. Hamas publicly executed eight Palestinians in Gaza last night, inciting more fear among citizens of the enclave just as many of them finally get to return home amid the ceasefire with Israel. The militant group claimed that those executed were “collaborators with Israel,” while members of a rival Palestinian clan described the killings as a “criminal” act. Meanwhile on Tuesday, Israeli drones killed six Palestinians in the northern part of the strip, per a local news agency – the Israeli Defense Forces said that several people were approaching the “yellow line” to which it withdrew as part of the peace deal.
Tensions flare up again on the Afghan-Pakistani border
Afghan and Pakistani forces exchanged deadly fire over the weekend in what some are describing as the worst violence between the sparring neighbours in years, and sparking fears that tensions could spill over into a wider conflict. There is a debate over the number of deaths, but each side acknowledged that it had some casualties after the Taliban targeted Pakistani military outposts along the 1,622-mile border and Pakistan hit back. The Taliban said it initiated the fighting in response to reported airstrikes in Kabul last week. The fighting has stopped after Qatar and Saudi Arabia called for calm, but the lengthy border remained shut on Monday, shutting down trade and leaving hundreds stranded.
Prabowo’s hot-mic request to Trump raises questions of overlapping business and diplomacy
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto was caught on a live microphone asking Trump if he could meet the US president’s son Eric after a Gaza ceasefire summit in Egypt. Trump replied he would “have Eric call.” It’s possible the exchange was related to Trump Organization business, as Prabowo also mentioned “Hary,” who some think refers to Hary Tanoesoedibjo, a longtime Trump partner. Hary’s MNC Group co-develops resorts with the Trump Organization in Indonesia.
Why you should care about the legal case against the Trump Organization
The pending charges against the Trump Organization could have far-reaching implications for democracy in the US. The former president is also facing ongoing investigations for his conduct on January 6th, mishandling classified documents, and election interference in the state of Georgia.
Though the current charges of falsifying business records being the "least serious conduct" among the former president's criminal exposures, according to former US attorney for the Southern District of New York Preet Bharara, he believes that it's still a significant case that could set a precedent for the rule of law in America.
Bharara also sheds light on the role of Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg, who recently indicted Trump for business fraud. In Bharara's opinion, the charges were not politically motivated.
Bragg chose not to pursue a case about the Trump Organization inflating assets, which was handed to him by the previous Manhattan DA, which Bharara believes shows he's not "grasping at straws and jumping at the first opportunity to charge the former president of the United States." Bharara is confident that Bragg made “the decision based on facts alone.”
Watch this episode of GZERO World with Ian Bremmer: Parsing Donald Trump's indictment