Israeli forces withdraw from key Gaza corridor under ceasefire deal

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00:00Traffic is slow, but now circulating freely on the Salah al-Din Road, which separated

00:05the north and south of the Gaza Strip. Thousands of vehicles and pedestrians are gradually

00:10crossing the Netzarim checkpoint, in accordance with the terms of the ceasefire agreement

00:15in force.

00:17On Sunday morning, the Israeli army, which began evacuating the area on the 28th of January,

00:22withdrew completely.

00:25Established by the Israeli army in the days after the October 7th attacks, the Netzarim

00:29corridor cut the Gaza Strip in two parts from east to west, from the Israeli border

00:34to the Mediterranean.

00:37A few hours after the fifth release of Israeli hostages and wrapping up a visit to Washington,

00:42Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended his government strategy and clarified

00:47his war objectives.

00:49And we have three war aims in Gaza. One, destroy Hamas' military and governing capabilities.

00:55Two, get all the hostages out. Three, make sure that Gaza never poses a threat to Israel

01:00again.

01:02The future of the current ceasefire remains uncertain. At the end of the first six-week

01:07phase, which began on the 19th of January and is due to end on the 1st of March, and

01:11following Donald Trump's controversial announcements about the future he envisages for the Gaza

01:16Strip, on Saturday, Netanyahu also said negotiators would be sent to Qatar to discuss the second

01:22phase of the truce.

01:25This second phase is supposed to lead to the release of all remaining living hostages

01:29in the Gaza Strip, before a final stage devoted to the reconstruction of the Palestinian enclave.

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