Tue Feb 18th, 2025

The Israeli Army's Givati ​​Brigade withdrew from northern Gaza

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According to the Israeli military authority, 86 soldiers lost their lives due to clashes with Palestinian militias

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reported that the Givati ​​Brigade withdrew from Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip as part of the ceasefire agreement reached with Hamas.

“Troops from the Givati ​​Brigade Combat Team, under the command of the 162nd Division, are preparing for their next missions after weeks of fighting in the Jabalia area in the northern Gaza Strip,” the army said in a statement.

According to the Israeli military authority, 86 soldiers from the Givati ​​Brigade lost their lives due to clashes with Palestinian terrorists. “The IDF shares the pain of the bereaved families and will continue to stand by them,” it added.

The Israeli army also released a video showing a column of military vehicles leaving the area. In total, the Givati ​​Brigade has been in the north of the Palestinian enclave for approximately one year and three months.

On the other hand, the envoy of the President of the United States, Donald Trump, The Middle East agency said on Wednesday it would travel to the region to be part of what it described as an inspection team deployed across the Gaza Strip to ensure compliance with the ceasefire.

In an interview with Fox NewsSteve Witkoff He also said he believed all countries in the region could “agree” to normalize ties with Israel. Asked to identify specific countries, Witkoff pointed to Qatar, saying the Gulf country was a key player in reaching the ceasefire agreement in Gaza.

Qatar, Egypt and the United States acted as mediators in the multi-phased agreement between Israel and Hamas terrorists, and the two Arab countries have set up a communications center in Cairo to prevent further clashes between the enemies.

Witkoff said to Fox we Implementing the deal, which came into force on Sunday, will be more difficult than enforcing it.

“In fact, I'm going to go to Israel. I'm going to be part of an inspection team in the corridor of Netzarim, and also in the corridor of Philadelphia“Witkoff said.

Netzarim is an east-west strip that Israel cleared during the war and which prevents the free movement of Palestinians between the north and south of Gaza. Philadelphia is a narrow border strip between Gaza and Egypt.

“That’s where there are outside supervisors who make sure that people are safe and that people who come in are not armed and that no one has bad intentions,” Witkoff added.

His comments appear to be the first public confirmation of U.S. involvement on the ground in Gaza to help keep the deal on track. Witkoff did not say who else might be part of the inspection teams.

The agreement, which was reached after months of fruitless back-and-forth between the two parties, provides for Israel and Hamas resume talks within a week to work out the second phase, which supposedly includes the release of all remaining hostages, dead and alive, and a permanent ceasefire. But getting to that point, observers say, will likely be even more difficult.

(With information from Europe Press)
Source: INFOBAE

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