Israeli Forces Withdraw from Gaza, Israel-Hamas Engage in New Talks in Qatar to Ensure Permanent Ceasefire

Israeli Forces Withdraw from Gaza, Israel-Hamas Engage in New Talks in Qatar to Ensure Permanent Ceasefire

Gaza, February 9: Following the Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday ordered the dispatch of his negotiating team to Qatar to continue discussions on the next phase of the deal. This decision came after the completion of the fifth hostage-prisoner swap last Saturday, which included the exchange of prisoners between Israel and Hamas.

Meanwhile, the French news agency AFP confirmed the withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Netzarim area of Gaza. Journalists observed vehicles, including cars, buses, pickup trucks, and donkey carts, moving along the Salahuddin Road, traveling from both the north and south of Gaza.

A Palestinian prisoner has been released in Khan Younis in southern Gaza, as part of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal. The three Israeli hostages released on Saturday are currently receiving medical treatment in a hospital, with two of them in poor physical condition.

During this time, Netanyahu referred to Hamas as "monsters" and reiterated his pledge to free all remaining hostages.