The Israeli armed forces retired from an important corridor in Gaza on Sunday, said Israeli civil servants and Hamas, the latest obligation in the context of a weak ceasefire that exists before a large test whether the pages can negotiate their planned expansion.
The shock of Israelis at the sight of three emaciated hostages published on Saturday has taken the pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to extend the ceasefire instead of fighting back when the first phase of the ceasefire ends in early March.
At the negotiation of the second phase of the deal, Israel and Hamas seem to have made little progress in which other hostages are to be published. The talks should begin on February 3.
Netanyahu sent a delegation to Qatar, an important mediator, but it included civil servants on a low level and triggered speculation that this would not lead to a breakthrough. Netanyahu, who returned to Israel on Sunday after visiting Israel to meet President Donald Trump, is expected to convene important cabinet minister this week.
The six-kilometer network corridor, which separated from Israel in the north and southern Gaza Strip, was used as a military zone during the 16-month war, but no troops were seen in the area on Sunday. When the ceasefire began last month, Israel began to allow hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians to cross Netzarim and return to the north.
Waffe arrest remains fragile
The ceasefire, which began on January 19, has raised hope that the war, which led to seismic changes in the Middle East, could end towards the end.
But it remains fragile. On Sunday, the first aids of civil defense in Gaza said that three people were killed by the Israeli fire east of the city of Gaza. The military of Israel noticed “several hits” after warning shots were fired and warned the Palestinians again before approaching his armed forces.
Cars that stacked with things drove north through a street that crosses the Netzarim. As part of the deal, Israel should allow the car not to cross.
The Israeli officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not justified to discuss the troop movement with the media did not say how many soldiers were withdrawn. Troops remain at the borders of the Gazas with Israel and Egypt.
The spokesman for the Hamas, Abdel Latif al-Qanoua, said the withdrawal of the troops showed that the militant group “forced the enemy to submit to our demands” and that it thwarted “Netanyahus illusion through the overall victory”.
Israel said that it will not agree to a complete withdrawal from the Gaza until Hamas’ military and political skills are eliminated. Hamas says that it will not hand over the last hostages until Israel removes all troops from the territory.
During the 42-day first phase of the ceasefire, the Hamas gradually released 33 Israeli hostages, which were captured on October 7, 2023 and triggered the war for the release of almost 2,000 Palestinian prisoners and a flood of humanitarian aid to Gaza. The deal also says that Israeli troops will withdraw from populated areas.
In the second phase, all remaining hostages would be published in return for a complete Israeli withdrawal from Gaza and “Sustainable People”. However, details are unclear.
Saudi Arabia condemned Netanyahu’s recent comment on Sunday that Palestinians could create their state there. It was said that his comments aimed to distract the attention of the successive crimes of the crew of the Israeli citizens against our Palestinian brothers in Gaza, including ethnic cleansing that they are exposed. “
On Sunday, Qatar referred to Netanyah’s comment “Provocative” and an obvious violation of international law.
The war in Gaza, which was triggered by the Hamas attack, in which 1,200 people were killed and 250 hostage, has killed more than 47,000 Palestinians, which in their count does not distinguish between fighters and non -competence. Much of the territory was wiped out.
Violence in the West Bank
Violence has increased in the West Bank during the war and has intensified with Israeli military operation in the north of the territory in the past few days.
On Sunday, the Palestinian Ministry of Health announced that two women, one of them in the eighth month pregnant, were killed by Israeli shots in the occupied West Bank, where Israeli troops carried out an operation.
The ministry said that the pregnant woman Sundus Shalabi and another woman, Rahaf al-Ashqar, said, only Shams occurred in the municipal refugee camp, a focus on Israeli operations against Palestinian militant.
Israel’s military said his police opened an investigation.
Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz announced the expansion of the operation on Sunday, which began in Jenin a few weeks ago. He said it should prevent Iran – ally with Hamas – to gain a foothold in the West Bank.
