A Palestinian man was killed and seven others injured by Israeli fire overnight as thousands of displaced Palestinians gathered, hoping to return to northern Gaza under a fragile ceasefire. The ceasefire, in effect for a week, faces setbacks due to a dispute over hostages, delaying the reopening of the Netzarim corridor.
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Crowds of people travelling by foot and carrying their belongings crowded a main road leading to a closed Israeli checkpoint, news agency AP reported. 바카라We have been in agony for a year and a half,바카라 Nadia Qasem, a woman displaced from the north said as she waited. 바카라Since 1 a.m. we have been waiting to return.바카라 Fadi al-Sinwar, who was also displaced from Gaza City, said, 바카라the fate of more than a million people is linked to one person,바카라 referring to the Israeli hostage. 바카라See how valuable we are? We are worthless," he said.
Under the ceasefire, Israel had planned to allow Palestinians to return to northern Gaza, but the move was postponed after Israel demanded the release of a hostage, Arbel Yehoud, before allowing access. Crowds waiting at checkpoints expressed frustration, with some linking their hopes for return to the hostage situation.
The ceasefire, which began last week after more than a year of negotiations, aims to bring an end to the 15-month war sparked by Hamas바카라 October 7, 2023, attack. While some hostages have been freed and Palestinian prisoners released, the ceasefire remains tense, with Israel and Hamas still at odds over the conditions for a longer-lasting resolution.
As the conflict rages on, over 47,000 Palestinians have been killed, many of them women and children, according to Gaza's Health Ministry. The war has displaced a large portion of Gaza바카라s population, leaving vast areas in ruins, as many returning residents find nothing but rubble where their homes once stood.
With inputs from AP.
