Israel warns Palestinians against returning to northern Gaza, accuses Hamas of violating deal

The Israeli army has warned Palestinians against returning to northern Gaza on Sunday through the Netzarim corridor, where its troops are still deployed.

"We confirm that all the instructions we issued are still in effect, especially the ban on approaching the Netzarim Corridor until it is announced that it is open," Avichay Adraee, the military's Arabic-language spokesperson, said on X.

"The instructions will remain in effect until new instructions are issued with the transition to the next stage of the agreement and after Hamas [carries out] its commitments," he added.

Israel says Hamas broke the ceasefire agreement by freeing Israeli female soldiers before releasing all the female civilians.

Meanwhile, Hamas says that Israeli civilian captive Arbel Yehud, who was expected to be released today, is alive and will be freed in a week.