Israel is even more agreement incapable than the U.S. From Dave DeCamp at antiwar.com:
Under the agreement, Israeli troops are supposed to leave the corridor, which is on the Gaza-Egypt border, this Saturday
Israel will not withdraw its troops from the Philadelphi Corridor, which runs along the Gaza-Egypt border, in a violation of the Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas.
Under the agreement, Israel is required to leave the corridor this Saturday, which marks the end of the first phase of the ceasefire deal. But an Israeli official said on Thursday that won’t happen.
“We will not withdraw from the Philadelphi route,” an Israeli official said, according to Haaretz. “We will not allow Hamas murderers to roam our border again with trucks and rifles, and we will not let them rearm through smuggling.”
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz compared the occupation of the Philadelphi Corridor to the Israeli occupation of southern Syria and southern Lebanon. “The Philadelphia axis will remain a buffer zone, just as is the case in Lebanon and Syria,” he said.
Katz also claimed that Israel had evidence Hamas was planning attacks on Israeli soldiers, which Hamas denied. Hamas also said the continued occupation of the Philadelphi Corridor was a clear violation of the ceasefire.
