The Israeli army withdrew Sunday from the key corridor that divided the Gaza belt and left almost the entire north of the territory, as required by the weak agreements on the ceasefire with Hamas.
The departure of the Army from the Netzarim corridor in Gaza came when the Israeli government sent a delegation to Qatar to discuss another group of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners to be exempt during the initial phase of the ceasefire , which came into force that came into force, which was last valid. the moon and continues. Performance of three Israeli hostages that were released on Saturdays caused the public comparison On the victims of the Holocaust, new pressure to the negotiations accumulated.
In Sunday’s statement, the Israeli army said that soldiers “carry out an agreement” to leave the corridor and allow hundreds of thousands of Palestinians to return home to the northern Gaza.
Two Israeli military officials and a Gaza soldier who were not authorized to publicly discuss the situation or by name, said that soldiers left Netzarim on Sunday morning.
Hamas also said that the Israeli troops were leaving Netzari and stating that it was “victory for the will of our people”.
Leaving the Netzarim corridor means that Israeli forces have withdrawn from almost the entire northern Gaza – except the nearby bumper zone on the Israeli border. The Israeli army ordered the mass evacuation of the Northern Gaza in the first days of the war and guarded the corridor, partly to prevent Palestinians from returning.
The Ministry of the Interior Gaza has warned the Palestinian on Sunday to the north that their vehicles may still be checked by foreign security suppliers there to prevent the transmission of weapons from the south.
“We call on citizens to be careful and follow the movement according to the currently permitted mechanism for their security,” the Ministry of the Interior said on Sunday a statement.
Israeli troops have already partially withdrew from the Netzarim corridor and foreign suppliers had a gap filled. Their complete withdrawal was required in the first 42-day phase of the ceasefire agreement-which is now halfway-and necessary to advance to the next phase of the agreement to fully end the war in Gaza.
In the last week there has been a significant new pitfall to achieve an agreement for the next phase, but after President Trump said that The United States could take over the Gaza And turn it into the “Rivera in the Middle East” by relocating its Palestinian inhabitants.
On Sunday, the Foreign Ministry of Foreign Affairs rejected the proposal again and repeated that it would not be possible to achieve a permanent peace agreement without creating a Palestinian Palestine State – a diplomatic goal for generations, but the one that, but the one that Officials and experts now say It is probably everything but impossible to achieve.
The ejected look Of the three Israeli hostages that were liberated on Saturday, Hamas also caused extensive concern that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not do fast enough to ensure the release of their or others – to raise pressure on the Israeli government to bring the rest of the prisoners to bring the rest of the prisoners home And proceed to the second phase of the agreement.
But despite the weekend meetings in Qatar, only small or no progress was expected when negotiating another phase until Mr. Netanyahu convened a meeting of his best security officials in the coming days.
In an interview on Saturday in Washington, where he met Trump’s administration, Mr. Netanyahu said that Hamas, not him, was to blame for the hostage. He predicted that at least half a dozen more hostages would be released by the end of next week.
“We have three war goals in Gaza,” Mr. Netanyahu said in Interview with Fox News. “One, destroy Hamas’s military and ruling abilities.” Two, get all the hostages out. Three, make sure that Gaza never represents the threat to Israel again. And I’m determined to achieve all three. ”
Although Israeli troops left the key corridor in Gaza, the raids and patrols on the occupied West Bank continued. The Palestinian health officials said that at least two people were killed in Tulkar’s refugee camp, including a woman who was pregnant for eight months, killed. The Israeli army did not comment on any victims.
Yazbek error The report contributed.