The Secretary of the Military Council of the Al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad Movement, Abu Hamad, confirmed on Sunday that they had provided what was necessary to remove the pretexts that Israel was fabricating to obstruct the return of the forcibly displaced Palestinians from the southern Gaza Strip to its northern part.

In recent days, the debate has intensified over the issue of the return of displaced Palestinians from the southern Gaza Strip to the northern Gaza Strip after Tel Aviv linked allowing their return to the release of the Israeli prisoner in the Gaza Strip, "Arbel Yehud."

During the Israeli war of extermination on Gaza, the Israeli army forced Palestinians in the Gaza and North governorates to head towards the south of the Strip, and set up a checkpoint in the Netzarim area in the middle of the Strip to prevent them from returning to their areas after being displaced.

Abu Ahmed said, in a post on the Al-Quds Brigades’ account on Telegram, that “the enemy is deliberately trying to spoil the lives of our people and take away their joy, and we have provided what is necessary to remove the pretexts that the enemy is fabricating to obstruct the return of our people to the northern Gaza Strip.”

He added: "The mediators (Egypt and Qatar) received guarantees confirming that the Zionist prisoner, Arbil Yehud, is alive and in good health."

He continued: "The date and agreement that the movement's political leadership decides with the mediators and adheres to regarding the release of the Arbil Jews will be implemented."

On Sunday, the government media office in the Gaza Strip said that tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians in the southern Gaza Strip are waiting for the opening of the "Netzarim" axis, to be able to return to their areas of residence, according to the ceasefire agreement that Israel is accused of evading commitment to.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu linked the return of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza to the northern part of the Strip to the release of prisoner Arbel Yehud, according to a statement issued by his office on Saturday.

The main dispute lies in the classification of the prisoner. While the Palestinian factions insist that she is considered a "military" prisoner, Israel insists that she is a "civilian" prisoner, according to Hebrew media.

The Hebrew website Walla (exclusive) says that the prisoner, Arbel Yehud, is being held by the military wing of the Islamic Jihad, and has been classified as a soldier because she trained within the Israeli military space program.

For its part, Hamas confirmed through mediators that Arbel Yehud (29 years old) is alive and in good health, indicating that she will be released next Saturday, but Israel was quick to question this promise.

On January 19, a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel came into effect. Its first phase will last for 42 days, during which negotiations will begin to begin a second and then a third phase, mediated by Egypt, Qatar, and the United States.