The Israeli army will not withdraw from the Philadelphi Corridor, despite the ceasefire’s requirement for the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) to depart the Egypt-Gaza border stretch at the end of the first phase.
“We will not leave the Philadelphi Corridor. We will not allow the Hamas murderers to again roam our borders with pickup trucks and guns, and we will not allow them to rearm through smuggling,” an Israeli official sent a statement to Israeli reporters on condition of anonymity, The Times of Israeli reported.
IOF not to withdraw from Philadelphi Corridor yet: Israeli media https://t.co/qJfnLR6P3p
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The occupation military was supposed to begin withdrawing from that region in early March if the current ceasefire, which expires Saturday, were extended.
The Israeli military took control of the corridor in May and was due to withdraw from it during a potential second phase of the truce agreement.
Source: Agencies
