The move reportedly comes as Hamas has partially agreed to Trump\u2019s proposed peace plan<\/p>\n
Israeli political leaders have ordered the IDF to halt the Gaza City offensive which was launched in September. According to Israeli Army Radio and the public broadcaster Kan, the order came after US President Donald Trump called on West Jerusalem to stop launching strikes against the enclave as part of his attempt to end the war and free the hostages still held by Hamas.
\nUnder Trump\u2019s plan, the Palestinian armed group must release all remaining hostages within 72 hours of Israel suspending military operations in Gaza and withdrawing its troops \u201cto the agreed upon line.\u201d
\nBoth Israel and Hamas have stated that they were ready for the prisoner swap, but West Jerusalem has not officially addressed Trump\u2019s call for Israel to halt its strikes on Gaza.
\nOn Saturday, Army Radio claimed that the US government had instructed Israel to reduce its operations in Gaza to \u201cthe minimum,\u201d with troops on the ground strictly carrying out defensive maneuvers.<\/p>\n
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In a statement on X on Saturday, the Israeli army said that the area north of Wadi Gaza, which includes now-decimated Gaza City, is \u201cstill considered a dangerous combat zone\u201d and has called on residents there to move south.
\nIt added that Israeli forces continue to surround Gaza City, and \u201cattempts to return there pose a significant risk.\u201d
\nAerial attacks across Gaza continued earlier on Saturday \u201cbut were sharply less intense,\u201d Al Jazeera wrote. At least 20 people have been killed by Israeli attacks across the enclave since dawn.
\nAccording to Kan, negotiations between Israeli and US officials on Trump\u2019s plan are expected to be held soon.
\nTrump’s peace plan notably includes the release of 250 Palestinian prisoners serving life sentences and 1,700 of them who were detained after October 7, 2023.
\nAfter the swaps, an apolitical, Hamas-free transitional government will be established in Gaza, which is intended to become \u201ca deradicalized, terror-free zone that does not pose a threat to its neighbors.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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