Troops seen redeployed in Strip after pulling out from parts of Gaza

The IDF publishes footage showing its redeployment in Gaza but outside the Strip’s main cities amid the ceasefire.

“Southern Command forces continue to be stationed along the updated lines of deployment, in accordance with the ceasefire and hostage return agreement framework,” the military says.

As part of the deal, the IDF remains in control of over half of the Strip’s territory, or 53% — most of which is outside of urban areas. In reality, the IDF is not holding all of that territory with ground troops, with many of its posts positioned closer to the Israeli border.

The IDF says it is operating in the area “to eliminate any immediate threat to the troops and to the residents of the State of Israel, and to the residents of the western Negev in particular.”

IDF troops are seen along new lines of deployment in the Gaza Strip amid a ceasefire, in videos issued by the army on October 12, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)