IDF warns Palestinians against returning to north Gaza amid delay over Hamas deal violation

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

Displaced Gazans load a cart with their belongings near a roadblock on Salah al-Din Street in Nuseirat on January 25, 2025 (Eyad BABA / AFP)
Displaced Gazans load a cart with their belongings near a roadblock on Salah al-Din Street in Nuseirat on January 25, 2025 (Eyad BABA / AFP)

The IDF warns Palestinians against returning to the northern Gaza Strip from its south via the Netzarim Corridor, where troops are still deployed.

“We confirm that all the instructions we issued are still in effect, especially the ban on approaching the Netzarim Corridor until it is announced that it is open,” Col. Avichay Adraee, the IDF’s Arabic-language spokesman, says on X.

“The instructions will remain in effect until new instructions are issued with the transition to the next stage of the agreement and after Hamas [carries out] its commitments,” he says.

The Prime Minister’s Office said earlier that Israel will not allow Palestinians to return to the northern Gaza Strip until Hamas arranges the release of female civilian hostage Arbel Yehud. According to Israel, Hamas violated the deal by releasing female hostage soldiers before all of the living civilian women captives.

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