Palestinian resistance factions Hamas, Islamic Jihad, and the Popular Front issued a joint statement on October 10th, 2025, asserting that Israel blocked the release of several "important figures" as part of the U.S.-brokered ceasefire agreement. The factions stated they proceeded with the deal to halt the ongoing conflict and prevent further massacres, vowing that freeing the remaining prisoners remains a top priority. Hamas senior official Mousa Abu Marzouk also told Al Jazeera that the group is insisting on the release of figures including Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti and PFLP Secretary-General Ahmad Saadat, noting that Israel rejected other proposed names. The joint statement, released on October 10th, 2025, declared that the factions "exerted enormous effort to secure the release of all prisoners—women, men, and national leaders." They specifically named Marwan Barghouti and Ahmad Saadat as among the senior figures Israel refused to free, with Abu Marzouk indicating that others, including Abdullah Barghouti, Hassan Salama, Ibrahim Hamed, and Abbas al-Sayyed, were also rejected. This development follows the commencement of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire at 12:00 PM UTC on October 10th, 2025, which includes a 72-hour period for hostage release. In previous reporting, Hamas official Musa Abu Marzouk reportedly cut short an interview on Al-Rad from Egypt between 8:09 PM and 9:09 PM UTC on October 10th, 2025, when pressed about hostage releases. The Global Humanitarian Fund (GHF) announced on October 10th, 2025, that it had delivered nearly one million meals, bringing its total distributed meals to over 185 million, and also announced the cessation of its operations in Rafah and Khan Yunis starting the night of October 10th, 2025. President Donald Trump is 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. Meanwhile, Bret Baier and Jen Griffin of Fox News reported from Israel following the ceasefire's implementation on October 10th, 2025.
