Bread Welcomes Israel, Hamas Ceasefire Agreement

Washington, D.C., October 10, 2025 – Bread for the World issued the following statement regarding the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas. The statement can be attributed to Rev. Eugene Cho, president and CEO of Bread for the World.

“Bread for the World welcomes the ceasefire agreement reached between Israel and Hamas and prays it will lead to a lasting peace. This war has gone on far too long, causing unthinkable human suffering on both sides – including the kidnapping of innocent Israeli civilians, the imprisonment and displacement of Palestinians, extreme hunger and famine, the wholesale destruction of Gaza, and tens of thousands of innocent civilian deaths, including children. Bread has repeatedly called for a peaceful resolution to this war and acknowledges President Trump and his administration’s critical role in brokering the ceasefire agreement.

“Bread now urges all parties involved to immediately scale up the delivery of desperately needed humanitarian assistance entering Gaza. Malnutrition and starvation have claimed the lives of hundreds of Palestinians, which humanitarian aid could have prevented. Much of the population of Gaza is experiencing emergency levels of hunger and more than 500,000 people are facing catastrophic levels. Almost 55,000 children under the age of six are estimated to be acutely malnourished.

“In addition, we urge Congress and the White House to increase funding for humanitarian assistance in the fiscal year 2026 budget. U.S. funded humanitarian assistance will not only help meet the dire need in Gaza, but also the many other countries that are facing famine and destruction including Sudan, Haiti, Mali, and South Sudan, among others.

“’Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in all ways. The Lord be with all of you.’ 2 Thessalonians 3:16.”