The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) completed a large-scale logistical operation to reposition its forces in the Gaza Strip throughout the night and into the morning of October 10th, 2025, with the 401st division also withdrawing, according to the IDF Spokesman and journalist Amit Segal. This repositioning involved transferring forces to predetermined locations and providing comprehensive maintenance and logistical support. Concurrently, Egypt has begun preparations to host an expanded conference of Palestinian factions to discuss the management of the Gaza Strip, Arab TV sources reported. The IDF's operation, which took place in the Southern Command, focused on technology and logistics to ready forces for defensive lines, including setting up infrastructure for staying in these positions. This move follows earlier reports of multiple IDF brigades completing their withdrawal from Gaza City by 7:00 AM UTC on October 10th, facilitating resident return to damaged areas. A ceasefire officially commenced at 12:00 PM UTC on October 10th, with IDF forces deployed to agreed-upon lines as part of a deal with Hamas for hostage release. Discussions regarding a prisoner exchange between Israel and Hamas were ongoing throughout the morning, with an urgent Israeli government telephone referendum concerning the swap having a deadline of 12:00 PM today. This referendum involves replacing a number of prisoners with an equivalent number of Hamas prisoners, in accordance with agreements made with mediators. Israel was expected to release a list of 250 Palestinian prisoners as part of this transaction, which includes individuals deemed senior operatives responsible for attacks that killed and injured Israelis. Amidst these developments, warnings were issued to Gaza residents by Avichay Adraee against approaching IDF forces in deployed areas, emphasizing potential danger. Transportation from south to north Gaza was permitted via Al-Rashid Road and Salah Al-Din Road, though specific warnings were in place for dangerous areas in northern Gaza, including Beit Hanoun and Beit Lahia, and southern Gaza near the Rafah crossing and the Philadelphia axis. Reports from earlier this morning also indicated Israeli bombing on Al-Rashid Street near returning displaced persons, according to Alhadath_Brk, and Israeli artillery shelling targeted the northwest of Nuseirat in the central Strip, according to الناشط Øمزة المصري.
