Teams from the Red Cross and Egypt have been given permission to cross the “yellow line” in Gaza to help search for the remains of the hostages, an Israeli government spokesman said Sunday, Anadolu reported.
– Israel will retain overall security control over the Gaza Strip, which means that the Israeli army will continue to oversee security operations even after the current phase of the conflict – he added.
The “yellow line” is an imaginary line that separates the areas currently occupied by the Israeli army in Gaza from those from which it has withdrawn.
Under a peace deal that took effect on October 10, Israel released 20 hostages alive and the bodies of 16 others. The remains of the 12 hostages are still in the enclave.
On Saturday, Hamas chief Khalil al-Hayya said his group would enter more areas of Gaza to search for the remains of the Israeli hostages.
The first phase of the peace deal includes the release of Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners. The plan also envisages the reconstruction of Gaza and the establishment of a new governing mechanism without Hamas.
According to the Gaza Ministry of Health, the Israeli war has killed more than 68,000 people and wounded over 170,000 since October 2023.
(Vijesti.ba)
