Over the past hour, student protestors staged a "die-in" at Columbia University's Medical Center on October 10th, 2025, advocating for a ceasefire in Palestine, twelve hours after a ceasefire agreement brokered by President Donald Trump had already commenced. Separately, in Gaza, a Palestinian returned home to find a note and 50 shekels from a Hamas fighter who had taken a pair of sandals, with the note stating, "This is the price of the sandals, we ask for forgiveness." The protests at Columbia University occurred approximately twelve hours after the ceasefire, brokered by President Donald Trump, took effect at 12:00 PM UTC on October 10th, 2025. This ceasefire includes a 72-hour period for hostage release. The incident involving the note and sandals in Gaza, as reported via X (formerly Twitter), highlights the continuing complexities on the ground, even as diplomatic efforts and humanitarian aid operations evolve. In related developments from previous reporting, the Global Humanitarian Fund (GHF) announced the cessation of its operations in Rafah and Khan Yunis starting the night of October 10th, 2025. The GHF had previously delivered nearly one million meals on October 10th, 2025, bringing its total distributed meals to over 185 million. President Donald Trump is also planning to convene a summit in Egypt next week to discuss Gaza, according to Axios and Barak Ravid, with the White House and the Netanyahu bureau expressing support for these peace initiatives.
