The Israeli army today assured that it will allow displaced Palestinians to return to the northern Gaza Strip from next week, provided that Hamas complies with the ceasefire agreement in force.
"If Hamas complies with all the details of the agreement, from next week, the residents of the Gaza Strip will be able to return to the north and instructions will be issued in this regard," said the army's Arabic-speaking spokesman, Avichay Adraee, in a message posted on social media.
The Islamist organization Hamas, in turn, confirmed today, in a brief statement, that the second exchange of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners will take place on Saturday, January 25, as planned.
According to the agreement signed between Israel and Hamas in Doha, in the first phase, which will last another six weeks, Israeli troops must withdraw from the most populated areas of the Gaza Strip and allow "unarmed residents" to return on foot to their homes without subjecting them. to any inspection.
Gaza residents who arrive by car will be subject to inspection by a private company to be determined by the mediators and Israel.
In addition, from the 22nd (Wednesday), Gaza residents will be able to use the Salido road, also without inspection, so that the Israeli military will have to gradually withdraw from the Netzarim corridor, rebuilt during this war and which divides the Strip into two sides.
"The troops remain positioned in specific areas of the Strip. Please do not approach them until further notice. Approaching the forces exposes you to danger," warned Adraee.
The spokesman also warned the Gaza population that it is dangerous to approach the Rafah crossing zone and also the Philadelphia corridor, a dividing line between the Gaza Strip and Egypt, both points still occupied by the army.
"It is forbidden to approach Israeli territory and the buffer zone. Approaching the buffer zone is extremely dangerous," he concluded.
Despite the ceasefire, the army confirmed, in statements to the Spanish news agency Efe, that it had attacked Rafah on Monday, explaining that it had detected "suspicious individuals who posed a threat to the soldiers operating in the area".
Palestinian media reported that two people, including a child, were killed by Israeli snipers in the city of Rafah, in the south of the country.
The international community has recognized the fragility of this agreement and fears that the army's targeted attacks could undermine the ceasefire, with consequences for both the Israeli hostages and the population of Gaza.
The new US President, Donald Trump, said on Monday, after his inauguration, that he "does not trust" the maintenance of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas or the conclusion of the three phases of the agreement, although he stressed that the Islamist organization is "very weak".
The first phase of the Gaza ceasefire and hostage release agreement came into effect on Sunday, and has so far resulted in the release of three Israeli hostages and 90 Palestinian prisoners.
The first phase of the agreement involves a gradual exchange of 33 Israeli hostages for more than 1,900 Palestinian prisoners.
Negotiations will be held over the next six weeks for the second phase of the truce, which is expected to conclude the release of all Israeli hostages in Gaza and lay the groundwork for an end to the war.
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