IDF welcomes deal with Hamas, orders troops to prepare for ‘any scenario’
U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that Israel and Hamas had agreed to the first phase of an agreement aimed at ending the two-year-old war.
U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that Israel and Hamas had agreed to the first phase of an agreement aimed at ending the two-year-old war.
In parallel, there are reports in Arab media of the IDF starting to dismantle its military infrastructure in the Strip.
Israel must drop its refusal to withdraw from key strategic locations in Gaza in order to quickly reach a deal with Hamas for the release of remaining hostages, says Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.
Mossad director David Barnea and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant considered that the IDF could temporarily withdraw from the Philadelphi corridor in phase one of the hostage deal.
