An Israeli security source confirmed the Israeli military was withdrawing from its positions in central Gaza.
Palestinians wait to cross through a checkpoint run by U.S. and Egyptian security contractors after Israeli forces withdrew from the Netzarim Corridor, allowing people to travel in both directions between southern and northern Gaza, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, near Gaza City, February 9, 2025. - REUTERSPIX
Reuters footage showed what appeared to be Israeli military vehicles moving away from the coast and towards the Israeli border.Since the early months of the war Israeli forces had occupied the roughly 4 mile-long corridor south of Gaza City that stretches from the Israeli border to the Mediterranean Sea.
Some who crossed over have described their shock after seeing the destruction of communities and discovering what they said were human remains in areas where Israeli forces had withdrawn.
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