IDF warns Gazans not to approach areas where troops remain when ceasefire begins

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

The IDF has published a warning to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip not to approach areas where the military will be deployed at the start of the ceasefire agreement with Hamas, set to begin at 8:30 a.m. tomorrow.

“According to the agreement, IDF troops will remain deployed in specific areas in the Gaza Strip. Do not approach IDF troops in the area until further notice. Approaching the forces exposes you to danger,” Col. Avichay Adraee, the IDF’s Arabic-language spokesman, says on X.

“Movement from the south to the north of the Gaza Strip or toward the Netzarim Corridor remains dangerous in light of IDF activity in the area. Once such movement is permitted, a statement and instructions will be issued regarding safe methods of movement. Residents are warned against approaching IDF troops in general and in the Netzarim Corridor area in particular,” Adraee says.

Under the agreement, on the seventh day of the ceasefire, Gazans will be allowed to return on foot to northern Gaza while unarmed, but without any inspection, via the coastal road.

On day 22, displaced unarmed Palestinians will be allowed to return to north Gaza on foot via the Salah a-Din road, also without inspection.

Also on day seven of the ceasefire, vehicles will be allowed to return to northern Gaza, but they will be required to undergo an inspection by a private company to be determined by the mediators and Israel.

Adraee also warns Palestinians against approaching the Rafah Crossing on the Egypt border and the Philadelphi Corridor area, where troops will remain deployed during the entire first stage of the ceasefire.

“In the maritime area, along the entire Strip, there is a great risk of fishing, swimming and diving and we warn against entering the sea in the coming days,” he says.

“It is forbidden to approach Israeli territory and the buffer zone. Approaching the buffer zone is extremely dangerous,” Adraee adds, referring to a zone along the entire border with Israel where troops will be deployed.

 

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