Zionist Forces have withdrawn from the city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip
Zionist forces have commenced the withdrawal of troops and military equipment from central Rafah, located in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, according to reports from media outlets, which quoted their correspondent on the ground.
The zionist military is reportedly pulling back to the Philadelphi Corridor, a strategic border area separating Egypt and the Gaza Strip, according to information from the channel.
On Saturday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu refuted media claims suggesting an Israeli military pullback from the Philadelphi Corridor along the Gaza Strip-Egypt border under a purported agreement with the Hamas movement. Instead, Netanyahu affirmed that Israel intends not only to sustain its military presence in the area but also to bolster its forces.
Israel and the Hamas movement, the primary parties to the ongoing conflict in the Palestinian Gaza Strip, have reached an agreement on a ceasefire set to commence on January 19. This truce, brokered with the assistance of Qatar, Egypt, and the United States, is scheduled to last for 42 days. Both sides expressed their commitment to ultimately conclude the hostilities, which have resulted in the deaths of approximately 46,000 Palestinians and 1,500 Israelis over the past 15 months. The conflict has also extended its reach into Lebanon and Yemen, and has triggered a series of missile exchanges between Israel and Iran.
In the initial phase of the agreement, 33 Israeli hostages are set to be freed in return for the release of approximately 1,000 Palestinian detainees. While Israeli forces are required to pull back to the edges of the Gaza Strip, they will maintain a presence within these borders at this time. Commencing on the first day of the ceasefire, the delivery of humanitarian aid is projected to escalate to 600 trucks daily, with 50 of these shipments designated for fuel supplies.
The Palestinian territories are set to receive an infrastructure boost as plans are underway to deliver 200,000 tents and 60,000 mobile homes to the region.
