US says Gaza ceasefire proposal calls for partial removal of Israeli troops from Philadelphi Corridor

An Israeli proposal to end the war in the Gaza Strip included the withdrawal of Israeli forces from densely populated areas along a critical strip of land between Gaza and Egypt, the White House said Tuesday, Anadolu Agency reports. “The deal says that they have to remove IDF from all densely populated areas in phase one, that includes densely populated areas around or are adjacent to the Philadelphi Corridor, or where it intersects with those densely populated areas. That’s what the proposal says. That’s the proposal that was put forth at the end of May,” National Security Council spokesperson, John Kirby, told reporters. He was using an acronym to refer to the Israeli military. A Hamas official involved in ceasefire […]