🇮🇱🏳️ - Israel has been and is currently confirmed to be conducting a partial withdrawal of its forces from northwestern Gaza and coastal areas; locals have already been covering the withdrawal and the widespread destruction left behind by Israeli forces with footage.
The prevailing theories on why Israel is withdrawing right now are:
In anticipation of a coming ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, which various observers expect to be agreed upon soon.
For redeployment to the Lebanon-Israel border in the north to counter Hezbollah's presence, and as some have speculated, potentially to prepare for a future attack on Hezbollah and Lebanon itself.
For rest and regrouping of Israeli forces, which have suffered heavy losses in their offensive on Gaza, which has been bogged down and held back by fierce Palestinian resistance.