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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Emma Graham-Harrison in Jerusalem, Sam Jones and agencies

Israeli military withdraws from Netzarim corridor in Gaza

Heavily loaded cars and trucks on dirt road
Palestinians make their way through the Netzarim corridor after Israeli forces withdraw. Photograph: Dawoud Abu Alkas/Reuters

Israeli forces have withdrawn from the strategic corridor that divides northern and southern Gaza, as part of a ceasefire plan that has brought a fragile pause to the 16-month war.

On Sunday, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Hamas officials confirmed that the Israeli military had withdrawn from the Netzarim corridor, the 4-mile (6km) strip of land that Israel set up within weeks of the war and used as a military zone during the fighting.

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