Report: IDF troops will only be up to 1.2 kilometers inside Gaza during truce

An Arabic-language report details Israel’s previously reported concession on the presence of troops in Gaza during a proposed 60-day ceasefire, envisioning soldiers retreating from most areas of the Strip.

According to the report by pan-Arabic outlet al-Ghad, under new maps submitted by Israel, troops will remain only up to 1.2 kilometers (0.75 miles) deep inside Gaza along its southern border, known as the Philadelphi Corridor. That depth will be reduced to 1.1 kilometers (0.68 miles) along Gaza’s northern and eastern borders.

Israel had sought to keep military personnel stationed up to two kilometers deep along Gaza’s borders, as well as maintaining a presence along key beltways inside the enclave, while Hamas had demanded a pullback to one kilometer along Gaza’s edges and a retreat from all other areas of the Strip.

The new maps have apparently fueled optimism for a breakthrough in ceasefire and hostage release talks, with US President Donald Trump declaring “good news on Gaza” last night.