PALESTINE
Sun 09 Feb 2025 7:56 am - Jerusalem Time
Ceasefire in Gaza.. Israeli army withdraws from Netzarim
The Israeli army began withdrawing from the Netzarim axis on Sunday, as part of the understandings of the first phase of the ceasefire agreement in Gaza, which entered its 22nd day, while talks on the second phase of the deal were renewed in the Qatari capital, Doha.
The Israeli army's withdrawal from Netzarim comes within the framework of the current round of the hostage deal, as Israel pledged to withdraw from the place after one year and three months since the "36th Division" penetrated the Netzarim axis towards the sea during the ground maneuver in Gaza, and the withdrawal is to be completed completely within the day.
The Israeli withdrawal from Netzarim came after the implementation of the fifth batch of prisoner exchange, as the Qassam Brigades - the military wing of Hamas - released 3 Israeli prisoners from the central Gaza Strip on Saturday, while Israel released 183 Palestinian prisoners.
Meanwhile, an Israeli negotiating delegation arrived in Doha, and Israeli officials said that the delegation had not received authorization to enter into the second phase of the agreement, while the families of the Israeli hostages in Gaza appealed to US President Donald Trump to intervene to complete the deal and prevent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from thwarting it.
In addition, a senior Hamas official said that Israel's "failure to implement" all the terms of the truce agreement puts the ceasefire in Gaza at risk of collapse.
Hamas political bureau member Bassem Naim warned that the agreement was in danger, but said the movement did not want to return to war.
Naim pointed out that "what we see of procrastination and lack of commitment in implementing the first phase and trying to create a political and international, diplomatic and media environment to pressure the Palestinian negotiators when entering the second phase, certainly puts this agreement at risk and thus may stop and collapse."
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Ceasefire in Gaza.. Israeli army withdraws from Netzarim