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.
Israel lets Palestinians return to northern Gaza for the first time in over a year as truce holds
The opening was delayed for two days over a dispute between Hamas and Israel, which said the militant group had changed the order of the hostages it released in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.
Drone shows thousands of Palestinians blocked from entering northern Gaza Strip
Palestinian officials say more than 650,000 displaced people were blocked from entering the northern Gaza Strip, according to Reuters. Israel blocked access to the region after it accused Hamas of failing to release 29-year-old Arbel Yehud during an agreed upon hostage-prisoner exchange.
Thousands of displaced Palestinians wait to cross back into northern Gaza
Thousands of displaced Palestinians waited early Monday morning to cross by foot into northern Gaza Strip from where they were displaced more than 15 months ago when the war between Israel and Hamas erupted.
Drone video shows thousands of displaced Palestinians waiting to return to northern Gaza
NBC News drone video showed large crowds waiting to pass the Israeli-controlled Netzarim Corridor to return to their homes in northern Gaza. Israel did not withdraw from the area after accusing Hamas of violating the ceasefire when female civilian hostage Arbel Yehud wasn't released.
Trump suggestion on Gaza strip: ‘Clean out the whole thing’
President Trump indicated Sunday that the way to help the situation in Gaza is to “clean out the whole thing.” Aboard Air ...
Trump suggests his plan for Gaza Strip is to ‘clean out the whole thing’
President Donald Trump indicated Saturday that he had spoken with the king of Jordan about potentially building housing and ...
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Cease-fire in Gaza Strip was widely welcomed. It may not last. Here’s why
WASHINGTON — Even before the first phase is completed, the fragile cease-fire agreement that has paused 15 months of war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas faces increasingly long odds of lasting ...
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Israel, Hamas reach deal to release hostages and allow Palestinians to return to Gaza Strip
Netanyahu’s office also said Israel will allow Palestinians to return to the northern part of the Gaza Strip beginning Monday morning under the agreement with Hamas. Netanyahu reiterated that ...
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Palestinians in Gaza return to find their city in ruins after Israeli troops withdraw
RAFAH, Gaza Strip — For nearly 16 months, Israeli airstrikes pounded the Gaza Strip, flattening entire neighborhoods and leveling tens of thousands of structures. A ceasefire agreement that ...
Thousands gather in Wadi Gaza, hoping to cross to the north of the Strip
Palestinian families have been displaced from the northern Gaza Strip since October 2023 when the Israel-Hamas war erupted.
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Gaza residents stream home to the north after hostage breakthrough
Despite the ceasefire agreement, Palestinian hospital officials said a bulldozer driver was killed by an Israeli missile along the coastal road west of Nuseirat camp in central Gaza Strip.
The Boston Globe2d
Trump wants Egypt and Jordan to take in Palestinians from Gaza. Here’s why the idea is rejected.
President Donald Trump’s suggestion that Egypt and Jordan take in Palestinians from the war-ravaged Gaza Strip is being met with a hard “no” from at least one of the two U.S. allies along ...
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Hope and dread as Israelis and Palestinians await a Gaza truce that may not end their suffering
Officials now say they are closer than ever to reaching an agreement to pause the Israel-Hamas war and release hostages held ...
Crowds of joyous Palestinians stream into northern Gaza — though uncertainty awaits them
Crowds of Palestinians fill Gaza’s main coastal road as they stream north. With their belongings on their backs, they smile, ...