Israel begins withdrawing troops from Gaza

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Israel begins withdrawing troops from Gaza - media

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Israeli soldiers leave the city of Rafah

The military is retreating to the so-called Philadelphia Corridor, along Gaza's southern border with Egypt.

Israel has begun withdrawing troops from the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, Al Jazeera reported, citing its own correspondent on the scene on Sunday, November 19.

It is claimed that the Israeli military has begun withdrawing its equipment from the center of the southern city.

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"The troops are retreating to the so-called Philadelphia Corridor, along Gaza's southern border with Egypt," the report said.

As is known, this week in the capital of Qatar, representatives of Israel and the Hamas group signed an agreement on a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages. The peace agreement will come into effect at 8.30:19 a.m. on Sunday, January XNUMX, local time in Gaza (the same as in Kyiv). The IDF confirmed the start time of the ceasefire in a statement.

The first phase of the operation is to release 737 Palestinian prisoners from Israeli prisons, as well as 1167 Gaza detainees not involved in the October 7 attack. In return, Hamas is to release 33 of the 98 Israeli hostages held in Gaza during a six-week pause in hostilities. Israeli authorities believe that these hostages are still alive, but Hamas has not yet confirmed this.

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It is expected that on the evening of January 19, the first hostages will be handed over to the Red Cross and rescue teams from Egypt and Qatar. The released prisoners will then be taken to Egypt and handed over to the Israeli side, which will provide them with medical examinations.


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