Details about the ceasefire agreement in Gaza were revealed today (9/10) by Israeli security forces, exposing critical points regarding the release of hostages, both living and dead, as well as the positions that troops will maintain.
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Areas that will be under Israeli control
According to information, once the Israeli government officially approves the ceasefire, the gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza will begin, with troops establishing themselves at predetermined control points. Within 24 hours, the army (IDF) will continue to control approximately 53% of the Gaza Strip, mainly outside densely populated areas.
Specifically, the IDF will control:
- a security zone along the entire Gaza border line,
- the Philadelphi Corridor, a 14-kilometer strip of land on the Gaza-Egypt border,
- Beit Hanoun and Beit Lahiya at the northern tip of the Gaza Strip,
- a strategic checkpoint outside the eastern suburbs of Gaza City, and
- large sections of Rafah and Khan Younis in southern Gaza Strip.
- Within 72 hours of the IDF withdrawal and ceasefire implementation, Hamas will release the 48 hostages, 20 of whom are believed to still be alive, with the Palestinian organization stating it does not know where some of the murdered hostages’ bodies are located, which could delay their release.
Netanyahu revealed that this operation is called “Return to Their Borders,” a Hebrew verse that marks the end of a military conflict.
How the hostage handover will work
The living hostages will be handed over to Red Cross representatives with streamlined procedures, without humiliating ceremonies, and then the Red Cross will transport them to the Israeli military base Re’im. There, their health condition will be assessed. Hostages requiring immediate medical care will be airlifted to Soroka Hospital in Beersheba.
Hostages deemed to be in relatively better condition will undergo initial medical examinations at this military base, where some family members and loved ones may be waiting for them at the specific military facility.
Later, the hostages and their families will be hospitalized in central Israel, where they will meet other family members.
The bodies of murdered hostages will be handed over to Israeli forces in Gaza, where a small ceremony will be held in their honor, in the presence of a military rabbi.
The coffins will also be examined “for security reasons” in case they are booby-trapped with explosive devices. Then, they will be transferred to forensic authorities for identification, which may take up to two days.
