Israel withdraws one of four military divisions from Gaza

Israel's military spokesman announced that the 36th division, one of four military divisions fighting in Gaza, is withdrawing from the enclave.

The division will return to Israel for rest and training before any decision is made as to whether it will be redeployed. The other three divisions will remain in Gaza.

Israel has said it is wrapping up its intense phase of the fighting in Gaza and will shift to a lower intensity phase in the war.

The 36th division had been deployed to northern Gaza, the area hit hardest by Israel's military campaign in the first few months of the war.