It is part of the ceasefire and hostage-taking agreement with Hamas. The IDF has not yet commented on the withdrawal.
Israeli forces withdrew from their positions in the western part of the Netzarim Corridor nearly two weeks ago, while Israel allowed displaced Gazans to return to the north of the Strip on foot via the coastal road and by vehicle via the Salah a-Din road.
The IDF maintained some positions on the eastern side of the Salah a-Din highway, closer to the border with Israel.
Under the outline of the agreement, on day 21 of the ceasefire, Israel must withdraw from the entire corridor dividing the Strip and only maintain a presence in a buffer zone of up to about one kilometer inside Gaza.
Israeli forces remain deployed in the Philadelphia corridor, in the border area between Egypt and Gaza. According to the agreement, on day 50 of the ceasefire, Israel must complete its withdrawal from Philadelphia.
The security cabinet will only begin discussions on a possible second stage of the hostage ceasefire deal on Tuesday or Thursday, public broadcaster Kan reports.
Israel had initially said negotiations for the second phase would only resume after Netanyahu's meeting with US President Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff last week.
Although talks for the second phase were due to begin on February 3, Netanyahu postponed sending a negotiating team, in what is apparently a violation of the terms of the agreement.
A working-level negotiating team, headed by the outgoing Shin Bet deputy director — known by his Hebrew initials “Mem” — has arrived in Doha but is reportedly authorized to discuss only the first phase, not the second.
The delay in talks on phase two is of deep concern to the families of the male hostages and those who have been killed, and they are not expected to be released until phases two and three.
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