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Thousands of Gazans return home as ceasefire takes effect
The ceasefire enabled over 500,000 Palestinians to return to Gaza City within 24 hours, amid a prisoner exchange and ongoing peace efforts, officials said.
- On Sunday, more than 500,000 Palestinians returned to Gaza City as the Gaza Strip ceasefire held into its second day, Gaza's civil defence agency reported.
- Hamas said it will begin releasing Israeli hostages on Monday morning, with 47 hostages exchanged for nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners at a Sharm el-Sheikh summit chaired by Donald Trump and Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
- Residents returning found widespread destruction, with Ahmed al-Jabari saying `My house, which I built 40 years ago, was gone in a moment`; fewer than 14 of 52 healthcare centres function amid aid staging.
- Mediators face a tricky task securing a political solution as Hamas resists disarmament, while some 200 US soldiers arrive to coordinate the ceasefire and assist returning Gazans.
- World leaders will meet in Sharm el-Sheikh on Monday, including Antonio Guterres, Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron, while experts warn Iran's uncertain response could threaten regional stability.
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Videos show entire neighborhoods reduced to rubble, with destroyed buildings, burned vehicles and streets littered with debris - Around 500,000 Palestinians have returned to their homes since yesterday
This is what the Gaza Civil Defence Agency, together with other updates to the conflict in the Middle East, still accuses Israeli settlers of attacking Palestinian farmers.
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