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Israel pulls some troops out of southern Gaza, six months after Oct. 7 attacks
Israel withdraws troops from Khan Younis six months after the Hamas-led Oct. 7
attacks, as tens of thousands of Israelis hold anti-government protests.


MIDDLE EAST


ISRAEL PULLS SOME TROOPS FROM SOUTHERN GAZA, 6 MONTHS AFTER OCT. 7 ATTACKS

April 7, 20243:07 PM ET

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Joe Hernandez

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People walk past destroyed buildings along a road in Khan Younis on April 7,
2024 after Israel pulled its ground forces out of the southern Gaza Strip, six
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People walk past destroyed buildings along a road in Khan Younis on April 7,
2024 after Israel pulled its ground forces out of the southern Gaza Strip, six
months into the war sparked by the Oct. 7 attacks.

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The Israeli military announced Sunday that it is pulling troops out of Khan
Younis, in southern Gaza, that has been a target of Israeli operations.

The latest update on Israel's ongoing military invasion comes six months to the
day after the surprise attacks led by Hamas on Oct. 7 that sparked the ensuing
conflict.

Around 1,200 people were killed during the attacks, Israeli officials say, and
more than 250 hostages were taken to Gaza. Around 130 hostages remain there six
months later, some of whom are known to be dead.

Israel's subsequent military campaign in Gaza has killed more than 33,000
Palestinians, according to Gaza health authorities, mostly women and children.
The war has leveled infrastructure, displaced many of the two million
Palestinians living in Gaza and caused widespread hunger.



On Saturday, tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in Israel to
protest the inability of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to
secure the release of the remaining hostages, the BBC reported.


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PHOTOS: ISRAEL AND GAZA, 6 MONTHS INTO THE WAR

Earlier on Saturday the Israeli government announced that it had retrieved the
body of Elad Katzir, 47, who was kidnapped on Oct. 7.

A new round of talks to reach a potential ceasefire were set to take place in
Cairo on Sunday, according to the Associated Press. Hamas will send a
delegation, as will Israel. President Joe Biden has sent CIA Director Bill Burns
to the talks.


ISRAELI ARMY PULLS TROOPS OUT OF KHAN YOUNIS

The Israeli army announced Sunday that the 98th commando division had departed
Gaza, after it "concluded its mission" in the southern city of Khan Younis.

"The division left the Gaza strip in order to recuperate and prepare for future
operations," the Israeli military said in a statement.

Israeli defense minister Yoav Gallant claimed in February that the military had
defeated Hamas in the Khan Younis and was preparing to invade Rafah, which sits
about five miles south along the border with Egypt, and where more than 1.2
million Palestinians are now displaced. Last month, Netanyahu announced Israel's
plan to capture Rafah.


MIDDLE EAST CRISIS — EXPLAINED


HOW 6 MONTHS OF ISRAEL'S WAR IN GAZA HAVE UPENDED THE MIDDLE EAST

But White House national security communications advisor John Kirby told ABC's
This Week on Sunday that it's unclear whether the announcement foreshadows
anything about Israel's broader war effort.

"It's hard to know exactly what that tells us right now," Kirby said. "As we
understand it, and through their public announcements, it is really just about
rest and refit for these troops that have been on the ground for four months,
and not necessarily — that we can tell — indicative of some coming new operation
for these troops."



The 162nd division and the Nahal brigade will continue to operate in Gaza, the
Israeli military added.


SIX MONTHS OF WAR

Six months after the Oct. 7 attacks, families continue to await word of their
loved ones who were kidnapped, while Palestinians in Gaza live under constant
bombardment and fear of famine.


MIDDLE EAST


ISRAEL SAYS IT HAS RECOVERED THE BODY OF ISRAELI HOSTAGE ELAD KATZIR IN GAZA

Yousef Munayyer, a senior fellow at the Arab Center Washington D.C., said
Palestinians he's spoken to are shocked that political leaders across the globe
haven't done more to end the violence there.

"There's almost a disbelief that the rest of the world understands what's
happening and isn't doing something to stop it," Munayyer said.

But inside Israel, many Israeli Jews say the military shouldn't take the
suffering of people in Gaza into consideration as it conducts operations aimed
in part at rescuing the Oct. 7 hostages still in captivity, said Israel
Democracy Institute senior fellow Tamar Hermann.


MIDDLE EAST CRISIS — EXPLAINED


HERE'S WHAT WE FOUND AFTER ISRAEL'S RAID ON AL-SHIFA, GAZA'S BIGGEST HOSPITAL

"Once the hostages are back home, I'm sure that we will see much more criticism
over what happened in Gaza, the suffering of the Gazans and the continuation of
the war," she told NPR.

Hermann suggested there is growing dissatisfaction in Israel over the
government's inability to bring all of the hostages home, and that some of the
captives' family members have begun to join the larger anti-government movement.

"It is out of despair and not necessarily because of political affiliation with
the other protesters there," she added.

The conflict has also reverberated well beyond the borders of Gaza and Israel,
capturing the world's attention. The U.S. has attempted to balance support for
its ally Israel with condemnations of the growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
Meanwhile, the ongoing war has led to anger and additional fighting in other
parts of the Middle East.

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