Palestinian official: Israel’s map of Gaza troop withdrawal is actually IDF redeployment

By AFP 12 July 2025, 10:24 am

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Illustrative: IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip in this image released on July 9, 2025 (Israel Defense Forces)

Indirect talks between Hamas and Israel for a ceasefire and hostage deal in Gaza are being held up by Israel’s proposals to keep troops in the Strip, two Palestinian sources with knowledge of the discussions tell AFP.

“The negotiations in Doha are facing a setback and complex difficulties due to Israel’s insistence, as of Friday, on presenting a map of withdrawal, which is actually a map of redeployment and repositioning of the Israeli army rather than a genuine withdrawal,” one source says.

A second accuses Israel of “stalling and obstructing the agreement in order to continue the war of extermination.”