Tons of of 1000’s of Palestinians return to a shattered northern Gaza – Solar Sentinel

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By OSAMA SALEH, WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Tons of of 1000’s of Palestinians streamed into Gaza’s most closely destroyed space on Monday after Israel opened the north for the primary time for the reason that early weeks of the conflict with Hamas, a dramatic reversal of their exodus 15 months in the past.

Because the fragile ceasefire held right into a second week, Israel was knowledgeable by Hamas that eight of the hostages to be freed throughout the deal’s first section are lifeless.

Joyous crowds of Palestinians, some holding infants or pushing wheelchairs, walked alongside a seaside highway all day and into the night time, carrying bedrolls, bottles of water and different belongings. A number of armed, masked Hamas fighters flashed a victory signal. The group was watched over by Israeli tanks on a close-by hill.

Hamas has been designated as a terrorist group by america, Canada and the European Union.

The United Nations stated over 200,000 folks had been noticed shifting north in Gaza on Monday morning alone.

Palestinians who’ve been sheltering in squalid tent camps and former faculties are desirous to return to their houses — though they’re seemingly broken or destroyed. Many had feared that Israel would make their displacement everlasting.

Yasmin Abu Amshah, a mom of three, stated she walked 6 kilometers (almost 4 miles) to succeed in her broken however liveable Gaza Metropolis house. She noticed her youthful sister for the primary time in over a yr.

“It was a protracted journey, however a cheerful one,” she stated.

Many noticed their return as an act of steadfastness after Israel’s navy marketing campaign, launched in response to Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, assault on southern Israel. The return was additionally seen as a repudiation of U.S. President Donald Trump’s suggestion that many Palestinians be resettled in Egypt and Jordan, which these international locations have rejected.

Households of lifeless hostages are knowledgeable

Whether or not hostages are nonetheless alive inside Gaza has been a heartbreaking query for ready households who’ve pushed Israel’s authorities to succeed in a deal to free them, fearing that point was operating out.

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