India, Oct. 24 -- US President Donald Trump is reportedly weighing whether to urge Israel to release Marwan Barghouti, the prominent Palestinian political figure who has spent more than two decades in Israeli prison. The decision could carry significant implications for the ceasefire deal.

Marwan Barghouti's wife, Fadwa Barghouti, appealed to US President Donald Trump to help release the popular leader from his Israeli jail, her son Arab told AFP.

Barghouti, 66, is a key figure in Palestinian politics, widely respected within the Fatah movement and among grassroots supporters in the West Bank and Gaza.

As a teenager, Barghouti joined Fatah, led by Yasser Arafat, the largest faction within the Palestinian Liberation Organization. At the...