Middle East latest: Palestinians return to their homes in northern Gaza for a second day
Middle East latest: Palestinians return to their homes in northern Gaza for a second day
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Crowds of displaced Palestinians made the arduous journey back to heavily destroyed northern Gaza for a second day Tuesday, under a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. More than 375,000 Palestinians have crossed into northern Gaza since Israel allowed their return on Monday morning, the United Nations said Tuesday. That represents over a third of the million people who fled the north in the war’s first weeks.
Many Palestinians said they were happy to return, even though their homes in northern Gaza are likely damaged or destroyed. Others said the feeling was bittersweet, as nearly everyone has friends or relatives killed by Israel during the 15-month war against Hamas.
“This is our homeland and we have to go back,” said one displaced woman, Ola Saleh. The ceasefire is aimed at ending the war and releasing dozens of hostages and hundreds of Palestinians imprisoned or detained by Israel. Here's the latest:. Israeli strike in Lebanon wounds 24 people.
BEIRUT — Two Israeli strikes wounded 24 people in southern Lebanon's Nabatiyeh province on Tuesday evening, the country's Health Ministry reported. The Israeli military said in a statement that it had struck “struck a Hezbollah truck and an additional vehicle that transferred weapons ” to “eliminate the threat.”.
The two strikes both hit areas north of Lebanon’s Litani River. Under a U.N. resolution and a ceasefire agreement that halted the Israel-Hezbollah war in November, the Hezbollah militant group is not allowed to have a military presence south of the river.
