Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians return to north Gaza as Israel opens checkpoints
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People begin long walk at dawn to what remains of their homes after 24-hour delay over release of Israeli hostage

Emma Graham-Harrison in Jerusalem Mon 27 Jan 2025 07.49 EST

""My heart is beating. I thought I would never come back,” said Osama, a 50-year-old public servant and father of five, 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 sent a tank for each one of us. No more displacement,” he told the Associated Press.“”