Israeli military withdraws from Netzarim corridor in Gaza
by Emma Graham-Harrison in Jerusalem, Sam Jones and a from World news | The Guardian on (#6V5N7)
Israel says it will not agree to full withdrawal until Hamas's military and political capabilities have been eliminated
Israeli forces have withdrawn from the strategic corridor that divides northern and southern Gaza, as part of a ceasefire plan that has brought a fragile pause to the 16-month war.
On Sunday, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Hamas officials confirmed that the Israeli military had withdrawn from the Netzarim corridor, the 4-mile (6km) strip of land that Israel set up within weeks of the war and used as a military zone during the fighting.
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