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Israeli soldiers from the Givati brigade embrace after returning to Israel from Gaza. (Reuters photo)
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JERUSALEM: The Israeli military says all its ground troops will have pulled out of the Gaza Strip by the start of the ceasefire agreed to by both sides in the war.
Lt. Col. Peter Lerner says the withdrawal will be completed by 8am (0500 GMT) on Tuesday.
Lerner says the withdrawal is going forward after Israel completed the destruction of 32 crossborder tunnels meant to allow Islamic militants to carry out attacks against Israel.
The ceasefire is meant to end nearly four weeks of fighting between Israel and Hamas, which has claimed 1,900 Palestinian lives — most of them civilians. The war has also left 67 Israelis dead, all but three of them soldiers.
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Israeli army announces total withdrawal from Gaza Strip - The Times of India