Israel withdraws from the important street in Gaza in the course of the ceasefire

Israel withdraws from the important street in Gaza in the course of the ceasefire

cnn reports that Israel on Sunday his return from the Netzarim-Korridor . This significant traffic route divides the Gaza Strip into half and is part of the obligations that were received as part of a ceasefire with Hamas.

The return of the Palestinians

video material shows that Palestinians walk through the area on foot, by car and in some cases even with donkeys. However, the travelers have to pass a checkpoint and navigate through the destruction caused by months of fighting in Gaza.

"I was relocated a long time ago. I saw how people use this path, sometimes even sleeping while waiting for the retreat of the Israeli army," said Osama Saleem, who was waiting for the inspection of his vehicle. "I hope that the Israeli army is withdrawing from all over the Gaza and life becomes normal again," he added.

confirmation of the withdrawal by Hamas

Hamas stated in a statement that the Israeli forces had been completely deducted from the corridor. This six -kilometer long strip separates the north of the Gaza Strip from its south and runs from the border between Israel and Gaza to the Mediterranean.

The Israeli defense forces (IDF) had occupied the corridor in Gaza since the early days of the war. "The withdrawal of the Zionist occupation from the Netzarim corridor is a victory for the will of our people," said Hamas on Sunday.

lack of confirmation from Israel

There has been no confirmation from Israel so far, but rapporteurs from CNN reported that no Israeli forces were present on the transition on Sunday. Israel had used the corridor as a crew zone during his 15-month attack on the strip. The retreats from the Netzarim corridors started two weeks ago as part of the ceasefire with Hamas. Since then, hundreds of thousands of Palestinians who were driven out in the south have crossed the Netzarim to return to their strongly bombed homeland in northern Gazas.

permanent military presence and decisive negotiations

Israel keeps his presence along the borders of the Gaza Strip to Egypt and Israel. A control point operated by Egyptian and Qatarian officials remains in the Netzarim, with these countries taking a mediator role between the parties to the conflict.

The complete withdrawal of Israel from the Netzarim is part of his commitment to the fragile ceasefire and the hostage agreement, which led to the release of further three hostages on Saturday. So far, 16 out of a total of 33 hostages that were planned in this phase have been released.

worrying developments

ohad Ben Ami, Eli Sharabi and Or Levy - all the attacks led by Hamas captured on October 7 - were released against 183 Palestinian Founders, with their weak and emaciated appearance out of Israel.

Negotiations on the next phases of the agreement are still uncertain. The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin netanyahu is very much Skeptically opposite, which provides for the complete withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza and the return of the remaining hostages there. His finance minister Bezhalel Smotrich has announced that it will leave the government if the ceasefire continues.

An Israeli civil servant confirmed on Saturday that Netanyahu sent a delegation to Doha to discuss the deal. The official announced CNN that the delegation would be "at the middle" and "discuss the technical details of the agreement".

extension of military operations

Khader al-Za’anoun from Wafa, the official Palestinian news agency, contributed to reporting.