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IDF set to withdraw from Netzarim Corridor in central Gaza, per ceasefire-hostage deal with Hamas
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The IDF is set to withdraw overnight from its remaining positions in the Netzarim Corridor of central Gaza as part of the ceasefire-hostage deal with Hamas.
Israeli forces withdrew from their positions in the northern portion of the Netzarim Corridor last week, as Israel allowed displaced Gazans to return to the Strip’s north on foot via the coastal road and by vehicles on the Salah a-Din road.
The IDF maintained some posts on the eastern side of Salah a-Din road, closer to the border with Israel.
Per the outline of the agreement, on day 21 of the ceasefire, Israel will withdraw from the entire corridor that bisects the Strip and only maintain a presence in a buffer zone of up to around one kilometer inside Gaza.
Israeli forces are also still deployed to the Philadelphi Corridor, the Egypt-Gaza border area. Under the deal, Israel needs to complete its withdrawal from the Philadelphi Corridor on day 50 of the ceasefire.
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