Joy and relief as tens of thousands of Palestinians head home to northern Gaza
Joy and relief as tens of thousands of Palestinians head home to northern Gaza
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Tens of thousands of Palestinians are returning to their homes in northern Gaza in scenes of joy and jubilation - a moment some feared would never come. "It's like I was born again and we were victorious again," said Palestinian mother Umm Mohammed Ali, who had been part of the crowds streaming along roads heading north.
Many had infants in their arms or carried what belongings they could as they journeyed up from southern Gaza on foot after Israel opened crossings on Monday. There were cheers in shelters and tent encampments when people who had been displaced by 15 months of brutal conflict heard they would be able to return to northern Gaza - even though many will inevitably find their homes destroyed.
Their return was delayed after Israel refused to open checkpoints after it claimed Hamas had breached the ceasefire agreement, before agreeing to open them today. Yasmin Abu Amshah, a mother of three, said she walked nearly four miles to reach her home in Gaza City, where she found it damaged but still habitable. She also saw her younger sister for the first time in over a year.
"It was a long trip, but a happy one," she said. "The most important thing is that we returned.". Donald Trump's comments on Gaza trigger tensions with his Arab-American supporters. Thousands of Palestinians returning to northern Gaza as new round of Hamas hostage releases announced.
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