Israeli troops have withdrawn from the Netzarim corridor in Gaza as part of the ceasefire deal with Hamas. The move has allowed displaced Palestinians to return to their homes in the north after being forced to flee south at the start of the conflict.
The Netzarim corridor, previously an Israeli military zone, had effectively divided Gaza in two. Our correspondent Rami Almeghari reported from Gaza City.
#Gaza #Israel #Ceasefire
The Netzarim corridor, previously an Israeli military zone, had effectively divided Gaza in two. Our correspondent Rami Almeghari reported from Gaza City.
#Gaza #Israel #Ceasefire
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00:00Yes, the Netarim corridor has been reopened today for both movements on both sides of
00:07the road, the northern and southern Gaza Strip.
00:11And actually the reopening of the corridor comes about 22 days after the Israeli government
00:19and Hamas agreed to the ceasefire mediated by Qatar, Egypt and the United States.
00:26This will relieve the Palestinian population here as roads have been disconnected since
00:32the war has begun actually 15 months ago, suffering displacement of the population every
00:41part of the Gaza Strip, especially in the south of the territory.
00:45A crowd of people floated from the southern Gaza Strip to the northern Gaza Strip and
00:51vice versa.
00:54The Palestinians have been able to go to the south from the northern Gaza Strip and Gaza
01:00City and this is the movement, many crowds of people have been seen on the road and they
01:09have actually expressed some kind of positive feelings about the upcoming period as the
01:19ceasefire seems holding up to this moment with the latest hostages released by Hamas
01:25yesterday, three more Israelis, adding to the four stages that preceded this stage of
01:34hostages release, as well as the release of Palestinian prisoners by the Israeli government
01:40or the Israeli side.
01:42That is actually a new development in the territory, one good step towards instating
01:49the ceasefire, towards observing some more calm in the territory following 15 months
01:56of devastating and intensive Israeli army war on the Gaza Strip, particularly against
02:03the Islamist Hamas party in Gaza.