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Israel withdrew its forces from the south of the Gaza Strip
April 7, 2024, 12:44 pm
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It's not clear what the move means: The Israeli military announced it was withdrawing most of its troops from Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip. They say it prepares for recovery and further action.
Israel's military said it had withdrawn its forces from Khan Younis, a town south of the Gaza Strip. “The 98th Commando Detachment has completed its mission in Khan Yunis,” the army said in a statement. She left the Gaza Strip “ready for further operations”.
However, it said a significant troop presence in the Gaza Strip would “protect the Israeli military's freedom of action and its ability to carry out precision operations based on intelligence.” According to a spokesman, a brigade is located in the south of the Gaza Strip. An Israeli regiment usually consists of a few thousand soldiers.
The withdrawal comes as Egypt – which will mediate the war alongside Qatar and the United States – prepares for a new round of talks aimed at a ceasefire and the release of hostages.
However, it remains unclear whether Khan's withdrawal from Yunis represents a critical turning point in the war or a new intermediate stage on the road to a potential deployment in the Egyptian border town of Rafah. The army announced on Saturday that the hostage's body had been recovered from Khan Yunis. The city is considered a major base for the Islamist group Hamas. Their massacre of Israeli civilians six months ago, killing around 1,200, sparked the war.
In response, Israel occupied the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip. In recent months, the counteroffensive has focused on the south of Palestine. More than a million people have migrated from the north to the south to escape Israeli attacks. Rafah has become the last refuge and the situation of the people there is very difficult. There is lack of food, medicine and shelter.
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