Israel completed its withdrawal from the Netzarim Corridor on Sunday, a key road that splits Gaza in half, as part of its commitments under a ceasefire agreement with Hamas.

Israeli troops have withdrawn from the Netzarim Corridor - a military zone cutting off the north of the Gaza Strip from the south. Hundreds of Palestinians in cars and on carts laden with mattresses and other goods began returning to northern Gaza following the pull-out - often to scenes of utter destruction.

The withdrawal from the Netzarim corridor removes one of Israel’s bargaining chips as it moves toward negotiating a full end to the war.

Gaza Israeli troops completed their withdrawal from the Netzarim Corridor, a military zone that cut the north of Gaza off from the south, Hamas said on Sunday, describing it as a victory. Footage showed hundreds of Palestinians in cars and carts laden with their belongings returning to northern Gaza where

Israel agreed as part of the truce to remove its forces from the 4-mile Netzarim corridor, a strip of land that bisects northern Gaza from the south that Israel used as a military zone during the

Israel had agreed as part of the ceasefire deal to remove its forces from the Netzarim Corridor, a strip of land that separates northern Gaza from the south.

The Israeli army reduced its forces in the Gaza Strip on Monday to only two divisions following its complete withdrawal from the Netzarim Corridor in central Gaza. The army withdrew early Sunday from the corridor, which separates northern Gaza from the south, after more than a year and three months of occupation.

Israel and Hamas have repeatedly accused each other of violating an initial six-week truce aimed at eventually ending the 15-month war in Gaza and seeing hostages held there released