Thousands of Palestinians are returning to their homes in northern Gaza after an agreement was reached in talks between Israel and Hamas on the return of the civilian hostage Arbel Yehoud. Follow the latest.
The standout images of today are the huge columns of Palestinians returning north - see our 9.57am post.Reports put the numbers in the tens of thousands.Carrying bundles of their belongings on their shoulders, they headed north on foot along a road running by the Mediterranean Sea.Umm Mohammed Ali, a mother who was part of the miles-long throng moving slowly along the road, said: 'It's like I was born again and we were victorious again.
Osama, 50, a father of five and public servant, said he would never leave again as he arrived in Gaza City.'Whether the ceasefire succeeds or not, we will never leave Gaza City and the north again, even if Israel would send a tank for each one of us, no more displacement.'He added: 'My heart is beating, I thought I would never come back.'Another story of Palestinians returning to their homes is that of Yasmin Abu Amshah, a mother of three.
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