Israel troops withdraw from corridor that split Gaza in two happymamay

The Israeli forces withdrew from the Netzarim Corridor – a military zone that crosses the northern Gaza Strip from the south.

Hundreds of Palestinians began cars and cars loaded with mattresses and other commodities to return to northern Gaza after withdrawing – often to scenes of complete destruction.

The Israeli withdrawal is in line with the ceasefire agreement in Israel on January 19, according to which 21 Israeli hostages and 566 Palestinian prisoners were released.

By the end of the first stage of the ceasefire within three weeks, 33 hostages and 1900 prisoners are expected to be released. Israel says that eight of the 33 died.

Hamas seized 251 hostages and killed about 1,200 people when Israel attacked October 7, 2023, which led to the Gaza war.

At least 4,700 Palestinians were killed in the Israeli attack, according to the Gaza Ministry of Health in Hamas. The United Nations says that about two -thirds of Gaza buildings have been damaged or destroyed by Israel’s attacks.

About 700,000 residents of the north of Gaza fled to the southern regions at the beginning of the war, when the Israeli army issued the orders of collective evacuation before the launch of a ground invasion of the Palestinian territories.

Many people were then forced to move several times after the Israeli forces pushed southern Gaza as well.

They were also prevented from returning to their homes through the Netzarim Corridor, and extends from the borders of Gaza Israel to the Mediterranean Sea.

The Israeli forces partially withdrew from the west from the corridor last month and the first Palestinians – the infantry – they were allowed to walk along the Rashid Al -Sahili Street while crossing to northern Gaza.

Those who are on vehicles must use Salah al -Din Street and are subject to weapons examination where the corridor crosses.

On Sunday’s withdrawal from the eastern part of the Israeli corridor will leave control over the Gaza border, but not the road it has cut in half.

Haritz newspaper says that the Hamas Ministry of Interior in Gaza is urging people to “be careful and adhere to the guidance of the current movement for their safety.”

The withdrawal of the forces as an Israeli delegation is expected to fly to Qatar, which was alleviating the talks between the two sides in the Gaza war.

The Israeli government previously stated that the delegation will initially discuss “technical matters” regarding the first stage of the ceasefire deal, instead of the second most challenging stage that aims to lead to a permanent ceasefire, and exchange all the remaining hostages in Gaza for more prisoners Palestinians and withdraw the full Israeli forces from Gaza.

This will require additional directive from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is currently returning from the United States.

Netanyahu has become the first foreign leader to meet US President Donald Trump since his return to the White House on January 20.

During the journey, in the most dramatic transformation of the US policy in relation to Gaza for decades, Trump called for the removal of the civilian population in the region and the development of what he called “Riviera in the Middle East”.

This proposal, which will be a crime under international law, was almost rejected globally, including Arab countries.

The Saudi Foreign Ministry said on Saturday that it will not accept “any violation of the rights of Palestinian undesirable, and any attempts to displacement,” accused Israel “of ethnic cleansing.”

Egypt also rejected any idea of ​​the removal of the Palestinian population and said that it calls for the emergency summit in the Arab League on February 27 to discuss what was called the Palestinian “dangerous” developments.