After more than 15 months of fighting, the long-awaited ceasefire between Israel and Hamas finally came into effect, tens of thousands of forcibly displaced Palestinians are returning to their homes and walking through devastated swaths of Gaza.
Israel on Sunday said a truce with Hamas began in Gaza at 11: 15am (09: 15 GMT), nearly three hours after initially scheduled, following a last-minute delay on the orders of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
During the 15 months of the genocide, almost the entire 2. 3 million people in Gaza were forced to relocate, often more than once.
In the northern part of Jabalia, hundreds of Palestinians followed a sandy path to apocalyptic landscape full of rubble and destroyed structures.
In the main southern city of Khan Younis, people celebrated their pending homecoming.
“I am very, very happy”, said Wafa al-Habeel. “I want to go back and kiss Gaza’s soil and ground. I am longing for Gaza]City] and longing for our loved ones”.
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