President Trump's unorthodox diplomatic style helps broker a foreign policy victory between Israel and Hamas.
So both sides were under immense pressure to get the stunt despite deep disagreements.
And so what ended up happening is that as they were kind of trying to work this out,
Trump declares victory.
Plus, a federal judge blocks the deployment of the National Guard in Chicago.
And Americans defaulting on car loans signals economic stress for lower income families.
It's Friday, October 10th.
I'm Kate Bulavant for The Wall Street Journal.
And here is the AM edition of What's News,
the top headline and business stories moving your world today.
We start in the Middle East, where Israel has approved an agreement, brokered by President Trump,
which puts the wheels in motion to free the remaining hostages held by Hamas and establish a ceasefire in Gaza.
In a brief statement,
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed the approval of the deal
while thanking the president.
Achieve our war aims, and the central one of these war aims is to return the hostages,
all of the hostages, the living and the dead.
And we're about to achieve that goal.
We couldn't have achieved without the extraordinary help of President Trump and his team,
Steve Whitcomb and Jared Kushner.