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Map of Gaza shows how Israeli forces will withdraw under ceasefire deal

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EXPLAINER

In the early hours of Wednesday morning in Gaza, United States President Donald Trump announced that Hamas and Israel had agreed on the first phase of his ceasefire and captive-exchange plan.

In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump stated : “ALL the hostages will be released very soon, and Israel will withdraw their troops to an agreed upon line.”

The “agreed upon line” refers to a vague map shared by Trump on October 4, showing an initial Israeli withdrawal zone marked in yellow, later dubbed the “yellow line” by Trump officials.

By Sunday or Monday, Hamas is expected to release about 20 living captives, along with the bodies of about 25 others, while Israel will free some 2,000 Palestinians detained in Israeli prisons. Final details have yet to be confirmed.

Where is the initial withdrawal ‘yellow line’?

Israel currently controls more than 80 percent of Gaza’s 365sq km (141sq miles) area, including areas under forced evacuation orders or designated by Israel as military zones.

Once the deal is signed, fighting would be expected to end immediately, and Israeli forces would withdraw to the line marked in yellow.

The final map has not yet been published following negotiations in Egypt, but based on the October 4 map, the area inside the yellow line represents approximately 155sq km (60sq miles), leaving about 210sq km (81sq miles), or 58 percent of Gaza, under Israeli control, as verified by Al Jazeera’s Sanad team.

Most notably, Israeli forces will remain in several previously populous Palestinian neighbourhoods, including:

  • Beit Lahiya
  • Beit Hanoon
  • Parts of Gaza City’s Shujayea, Tuffah and Zeitoun
  • More than half of the Khan Younis governorate
  • Nearly all of the Rafah governorate

In addition, Israel will continue to control all crossings in and out of Gaza, including the Rafah crossing with Egypt.

Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have been displaced multiple times throughout two years of war and are desperate to return to their homes, but the continued Israeli presence in these areas makes that unlikely in the near term.

(Al Jazeera)

What is supposed to happen next?

According to the 20-point plan announced by Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on September 29 – developed without any Palestinian input – Israel is to withdraw its forces in three phases, as shown on an accompanying crude map, with each phase marked in a different colour:

INTERACTIVE Trump 20-point Gaza plan-1759216486
(Al Jazeera)
  • Initial withdrawal (yellow line): In the first phase, Hamas is expected to release all remaining Israeli captives, both living and deceased, while Israeli forces pull back to the line designated in yellow on the map.
  • Second withdrawal (red line): During the second phase, an International Stabilization Force (ISF) will be mobilised to oversee security and support Palestinian policing, while Israeli forces retreat further to the line marked in red, reducing their direct presence in Gaza.
  • Third withdrawal (security buffer zone): In the final phase, Israeli forces are to pull back to a designated “security buffer zone”, leaving a limited portion of Gaza under Israeli military control, while an international administrative body supervises governance and a transitional period.

Even after the third withdrawal phase, Palestinians will be confined to an area which is smaller than before the war, continuing a pattern of Israel’s control over Gaza and its people.

Many questions remain about how the plan will be implemented, the exact boundaries of Palestinian territory, the timing and scope of Israeli withdrawals, the role of the International Stabilization Force, and the long-term implications for Palestinians across both Gaza and the occupied West Bank.

Katie Price ordered to cut ‘extravagant’ spending as she’s set to lose half her monthly income

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Katie Price faced more financial woes as she was told to pay almost half her earnings to creditors after being declared bankrupt for a second time last year

Katie Price is set to lose almost half of her monthly income from multiple companies to pay off creditors after a judge said she must reduce her “extravagant pattern of expenditure”.

The former glamour model was first declared bankrupt in 2019 and again last year. Both bankruptcies have since been discharged, but she remains the subject of a court order known as an income payments order (IPO) – meaning she must pay 40 per cent of her monthly income from several companies to the trustee of her bankruptcies until February 2027.

On Thursday, barristers for the trustee asked a specialist bankruptcy court to make a second IPO, which would see a further 10 companies pay 40% of Ms Price’s monthly income to the trustee for three years. The companies include media and entertainment firms, and the partnership which acts as Ms Price’s agent.

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Neither Ms Price nor any of the 10 companies were in attendance or represented at the hearing. But Deputy Insolvency and Companies Court Judge Stephen Baister said Ms Price had “every opportunity to appear and to make representations”.

Making the second IPO, he said: “The bankrupt’s expenditure seems to have exceeded her income, but that is only because she has adopted an extravagant pattern of expenditure, that of course she is now going to have to trim somewhat.”

He continued: “I will make the order for the reasons that the trustee of the bankruptcies seeks.”

The judge said that Ms Price now works as an influencer and has “enjoyed a considerable amount of success”, earning income “that by any standard would be regarded as significant”.

He also said that “very substantial sums remain that provide ample headroom” for Ms Price, despite the second IPO being made.

Rowena Page, for the trustee, told the court in written submissions that under the terms of the first IPO, Ms Price had to pay a lump sum of £25,000 and 34 monthly payments of £12,500 to the trustee.

But she continued that Ms Price had “failed to make the lump-sum payment due” and had “failed to discharge any of the monthly instalments she was ordered to make”.

Ms Page also said that more than £124,000 had been paid to the trustee by the companies covered by the first IPO. She added that the second IPO “should be granted for the benefit of Ms Price’s creditors”.

She said: “It is apparent that Ms Price earns sums significantly in excess of the sums required to meet her and her family’s reasonable domestic needs.”

After her first bankruptcy in November 2019, Ms Price was made bankrupt again in March 2024 over an unpaid tax bill worth more than £750,000.

The first IPO was made in February last year and covered Ms Price’s monthly income from four companies, including the adult entertainment website OnlyFans, with more added at a hearing in July last year. At that hearing, a judge also issued a warrant for Ms Price’s arrest after she failed to attend.

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She was due to attend a public examination in August last year to face questions over her finances, but this was adjourned so she could attend a “private interview”. Both bankruptcies were then discharged earlier this year, but the IPOs remain in force as they were applied for before the bankruptcies ended.

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Key Facts About Dr. Christopher Kolade

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Renowned Nigerian broadcaster and diplomat Dr Christopher Kolade has died at the age of 93. 

He died peacefully on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, according to a statement by his family.

Here are some key facts about the elder stateman:

1. Early Life and Background (1932–1950s)

Dr. Christopher Olusola Kolade, CON, was born on 28 December 1932 in Erin-Oke, Osun State, Nigeria, into a devout Anglican missionary family. His upbringing in a Christian environment deeply influenced his moral convictions and lifelong commitment to ethical leadership and service to humanity.

2. Education and Formative Years (1940s–1950s)

He attended Government College, Ibadan, and later Fourah Bay College, Freetown, Sierra Leone, one of West Africa’s foremost universities. These institutions shaped his intellectual development and leadership values, laying the foundation for a career marked by discipline, excellence, and integrity.

3. Broadcasting and Public Communication (1960–1978)

Dr. Kolade began his professional career in broadcasting, rising through the ranks to become Director-General of the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) between 1972 and 1977. His leadership helped modernise Nigerian broadcasting and promote professionalism in public communication.

4. Corporate Leadership and Diplomacy (1978–2007)

In 1978, he joined Cadbury Nigeria Plc, becoming Chief Executive in 1984 and Chairman in 1993. He retired from the board in 2002 after more than two decades of corporate leadership. That same year, he was appointed Nigerian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (2002–2007), representing Nigeria with honour and distinction.

5. Academic and Institutional Service (1995–2025)

A passionate educator, Dr. Kolade began teaching Corporate Governance and Human Resources Management at the Lagos Business School (LBS) and Leadership & Conflict Management at the School of Media and Communication (SMC) around 1995. He served as Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council, Pan-Atlantic University (2009–2015), and later became Chancellor of McPherson University, Ogun State.

Lecturer at Lagos Business School (LBS) from 1995 to 2002; also taught at School of Media & Communication (SMC), Pan-Atlantic University.

6. Leadership Roles and National Honours (1973–2012)

Dr. Kolade’s leadership extended across several professional and faith-based organisations. He was: President of the International Institute for Communications (1973–1975), President of the World Association for Christian Communication (1975–1982), President of the Nigerian Institute of Management (1985–1988), President of the Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria (1988–1993). He was awarded the Order of St. Augustine Medal (1981) and the national honour of Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON) in 2000. In 2012, he was appointed Chairman of the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P) by President Goodluck Jonathan and resigned in 2013.

7. Legacy of Integrity and the CKCRLE (2010–2025)

Dr. Kolade was a lifelong advocate of integrity and good governance, serving as Chairman of Integrity Organisation Ltd GTE and The Convention on Business Integrity Ltd GTE.

Big Brother star Simone Reed jailed after buying petrol used in Molotov cocktail

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Former Big Brother star Simone Reed has been jailed for 32 months after a person was ‘set alight’ at a Teesside bar back in February

A former Big Brother star has been jailed after a person was ‘set alight’ at a Teeside bar. The 36-year-old, who was a contestant on the hit show in 2017, drove with Carl Wild to a garage after threatening to firebomb the Peggy Junes pub in Redcar following a row.

Reed watched on as Wild, 34, launched the Molotov cocktail at reveller David Brotton. The petrol bomb hit the victim in the head and CCTV video showed Brotton rolling around on the ground to try and extinguish the flames.

Today, Carl Wild and his co-accused were in court to hear their sentences. Carl Wild admitted to causing grievous bodily harm with intent and aggravated burglary and he received 18 and a half years – a prison term of 13 years and six months and five years on extended licence.

Lee Wild – who admitted causing fear of violence – was handed an 18-week prison term. Reed was in tears in court earlier this year as she pleaded guilty to encouraging or assisting the commission of an offence – the offence being arson with recklessness as to whether life would be endangered.

“I had no idea that Carl was going to take it as far as he did… I did not expect at any point that anyone would suffer physical injury,” she said in her basis of plea. She today has received a sentence of 32 months in jail.

Handing out the sentences, Judge Laird said: “Just before 8pm a fight occurred outside the bar. One participant produced a large knife. Carl Wild you were seen on CCTV revelling in the violence. You were refused entry back into the bar.

“A fist fight ensued between you and the owner of the bar, and he knocked you to the ground. Inside the club, Simone Reed, you head-butted the owner Mr Jarvis. Carl Wild and Simone Reed, and her sister, drove in her car to a nearby petrol station. Wild you selected a jerry can, alcohol and a bottle of bleach. You filled the jerry can with petrol.

“Simone Reed, you paid for the items and you placed the petrol can in your car. Simone, you demanded to go back into the bar to collect your telephone. When that was refused, you threatened to petrol-bomb the bar.”

Judge Laird added: “Lee Wild, you arrived in a Range Rover. Carl Wild appeared, you can be seen on CCTV lighting an improvised petrol bomb, made from the bottle of alcohol. You were carrying a car jack and a bottle of bleach. You threw the petrol bomb at [the victim’s] back. It exploded into flames and engulfed his head, face and shoulders.

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“Carl Wild you squirted bleach on terrified customers – who feared they would be set alight. You proceeded to smash up the bar. The DJ tried to prevent you from damaging his mixing desk, so you attacked him. As you left, you smashed the window of the car where the bar owner’s heavily pregnant partner sat.”

Giving the sentencing, Judge Laird also said of their decision to jail Reed: “You drove Carl Wild to the petrol station where he obtained the items to make the petrol bomb. You paid for the items. You threatened the landlord to petrol bomb the pub,” but the judge did accept that Reed was remorseful for what had happened.