Hamas official: IDF completed withdrawal from eastern part of Netzarim Corridor

Displaced Palestinians cross the Netzarim corridor as they make their way to the northern parts of the Gaza Strip on February 9, 2025. (Eyad BABA / AFP)
Displaced Palestinians cross the Netzarim corridor as they make their way to the northern parts of the Gaza Strip on February 9, 2025. (Eyad BABA / AFP)

A Hamas official tells AFP that the Israeli military has completed its withdrawal from the eastern portion of the Netzarim Corridor in the central Gaza Strip.

“Israeli forces have dismantled their positions and military posts and completely withdrawn their tanks from the Netzarim Corridor on Salah-a-din Road, allowing vehicles to pass freely in both directions,” the official from the Hamas-run interior ministry says.

An AFP journalist on the scene says there are no Israeli troops present on the corridor.

While Palestinians have been seen moving through the eastern part of the key axis, the Israel Defense Forces is yet to comment.

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