Thousands of Palestinians are returning to their homes in the Gaza Strip for the first time since the war erupted nearly 15 months ago and left the area in ruins

The scale of destruction in the northern Gaza strip could be seen from southern Israel on Saturday morning as Israel and Hamas are expected to swap more hostages for Palestinian prisoners.

The Hamas militant group on Friday published the names of four hostages it said it would release the following day as part of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip ... north to the south of the enclave.

On Jan. 19, 2025, UNICEF trucks loaded with water, hygiene kits and nutrition items enter the Gaza Strip via the Kerem ... Khan Younis, South Gaza. A ceasefire agreement is a critical first ...

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The Hamas militant group has published the names of four hostages it says it will release on Saturday as part of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. There was no immediate ...

“Gaza, with its great people and its resilience, will rise again to rebuild what the occupation has destroyed and continue on the path of steadfastness until the occupation is defeated,” Hamas said in a statement after the cease-fire.

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The long trek home by Palestinians comes as mediators helped end twin crises over ceasefires in Gaza and Lebanon.

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israel on Monday began allowing ... Around a million people fled to the south in October 2023 and have not been allowed to return. Hundreds of thousands remained ...

Earlier Sunday, thousands of Palestinians were stranded along the enclave’s two main north-south highways ... because I’m looking at the whole Gaza Strip right now, and it’s a mess ...

More than 375,000 Palestinians have made their way back to homes in northern Gaza after 15 months on the run because of war.

Monzer al-Sharafi survived months in a tent with his family in southern Gaza. CBS News joined him for the grueling trek back to find what was left of his life.