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IDF: Gazans Can Return to North Next Week if Hamas Honors Deal

(JNS) Unarmed Palestinians will be allowed to return to the northern Gaza Strip without needing to pass security checkpoints starting next week if Hamas adheres to the ceasefire deal, the Israeli military reiterated on Tuesday, Jan. 21.

Jerusalem remains “committed to ensuring all aspects of the agreement are implemented,” tweeted Israel Defense Forces Lt. Col. Avichay Adraee, head of the Arab Media Branch in the IDF’s Spokesperson’s Unit, on Tuesday.

“If Hamas adheres to all the details of the agreement, starting next week, the residents of the Gaza Strip will be able to return to the northern part of the Strip, and directives will be issued in this regard,” wrote Adraee.

In the meantime, the spokesman warned Gazans against approaching the Netzarim Corridor, which divides the Strip’s south from its north.

“Per the agreement, IDF forces will remain deployed in specific areas of the Gaza Strip. Do not approach IDF forces in the area until further notice. Approaching the forces exposes you to danger,” he said.

Adraee also warned against approaching Israeli territory and the buffer zone near the border, calling the latter area  “extremely dangerous.”

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