Palestinian media outlets report that the IDF has started to pull out of part of the Netzarim Corridor in central Gaza, ahead of the reopening of the area to displaced Palestinians returning to the Strip’s north, Report informs via The Times of Israel.

The reports say the army is evacuating the western part of the Netzarim Corridor, which bisects Gaza and separates its north from its south.

There is no immediate comment from the IDF.

According to the truce deal, the IDF is meant at this stage to “completely withdraw” eastward from Rasheed Street on the coast, and to dismantle all military sites and installations in the area.