Gaza, Israel and Palestinians

Tens of Thousands Return to Devastated Northern Gaza as Israel Lifts Its Closure Under Truce
Tens of thousands of Palestinians streamed into the most heavily destroyed part of the Gaza Strip as Israel lifted its closure of the north for the first time since the early weeks of the 15-month war with Hamas in accordance with a fragile ceasefire.
Palestinians stream back to northern Gaza after Israel lifts closure
Thousands of Palestinians are returning to the northern Gaza Strip Monday as part of the cease-fire and hostage release deal between Israel and Hamas.
Israel lets tens of thousands of Palestinians start returning to northern Gaza as ceasefire holds
Israel let tens of thousands of Palestinians go back to northern Gaza for the first time since the early weeks of the 15-month war with Hamas​, under terms of a fragile ceasefire​.
Israel Allows Displaced Palestinians to Return to Northern Gaza
Israel on Monday began permitting thousands of Palestinians to return to the devastated northern Gaza Strip for the first time since the early weeks of the 15-month conflict between Israel and the militant group Hamas. The move comes as part of a fragile ceasefire agreement currently in place.
Palestinians head back to northern Gaza amid Israel-Hamas ceasefire
Militant group Hamas has hailed the return of thousands of displaced people to northern Gaza a "victory", as Palestinians gathered with their belongings to return to the strip for the first time since the war began.
Israel, Hamas reach deal to release hostages and allow Palestinians to return to Gaza Strip
An agreement has been reached between Israel and Hamas that involves the release of additional hostages and the return of Palestinians to the northern part of the Gaza Strip.
Israel begins allowing Palestinians to return to northern Gaza for the first time in over a year
Israel has begun allowing Palestinians to return to the heavily destroyed north of the Gaza Strip for the first time since the early weeks of the 15-month war with Hamas, in accordance with a fragile ceasefire.
Israel Blocks Gazans From North, Saying Hamas Breached Cease-Fire Deal
Some troops had been expected to withdraw to allow hundreds of thousands of displaced Gazans to go home. But Israel said the hostage exchange before that step had not gone as agreed. Hamas accused Israel of stalling.
Hamas to release Israeli hostage Yehud, two others before Friday, Israel to allow Gazans to return home north
Palestinian militant group Hamas will hand over female Israeli hostage Arbel Yehud and two other hostages before Friday, mediator Qatar said on Sunday, and Israel said it would allow residents of the northern Gaza Strip to go back home early on Monday.
Drone shows thousands walking towards northern Gaza as Israel lifts its closure
Tens of thousands of Palestinians returned to the most heavily destroyed part of the Gaza Strip on Monday as Israel lifted its closure of the north for the first time since the early weeks of the 15-month war with Hamas in accordance with a fragile ceasefire.
Qatar says a deal is reached to release an Israeli hostage and allow Palestinians into northern Gaza
Qatar says an agreement has been reached to release an Israeli civilian hostage and allow Palestinians to return to northern Gaza

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