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Israel is pulling thousands of troops from Gaza in a possible precursor to a scaled-back offensive

The Israeli military has confirmed it's pulling thousands of troops out of the Gaza Strip

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 JOSEF FEDERMAN, WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press
January 1, 2024, 5:39 AM ET
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Palestinians displaced by the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip stand at the makeshift tent camp in the Muwasi area on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023. Israel has encouraged Palestinians to move to Muwasi, telling them they will be safe from bombing. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)The Associated Press
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JERUSALEM -- The Israeli military confirmed Monday that it was pulling thousands of troops out of the Gaza Strip, a step that could clear the way for a new long-term phase of lower-intensity fighting against the Hamas militant group.

The confirmation of the planned troop drawdown came the same day that Israel’s Supreme Court struck down a key component of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s contentious judicial overhaul plan. While the plan is not directly connected to the war effort, it was the source of deep divisions inside Israel and had threatened the military’s readiness before the Oct. 7 Hamas attack that triggered the ongoing war.

https://abcnews.go.com/amp/International/wireStory/israel-pulling-thousands-troops-gaza-combat-focuses-enclaves-106029202

Israel to withdraw some troops from Gaza but expects fighting will continue through 2024

By Michael Rosenblatt, Alex Stambaugh, Amir Tal, Kevin Liptak and Tara John, CNN
Updated 3:22 PM EST, Mon January 1, 2024
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Israeli soldiers organize tank shells after returning from the Gaza Strip on January 1, at Israel's southern border.
Tel Aviv, IsraelCNN — 

Israel will begin pulling thousands of soldiers out of Gaza this week in preparation for a new phase of the conflict, the military announced Monday, though a top official warned that he expected the fighting to continue throughout the year.

The announcement from the Israel Defense Forces marked the biggest known withdrawal of troops from the territory since the war against Hamas began and comes after the military said it was expanding operations in the central and southern Gaza Strip.

A senior US official said Monday that the move shows signs of the country’s gradual shift to a lower-intensity phase of its war.

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/01/01/middleeast/israel-to-withdraw-some-troops-from-gaza-intl/index.html



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