Gazans Stream North Despite Israeli Warning That The War Is Not Over
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Times of Israel: Thousands of Gazans head north, in potential challenge to IDF’s campaign after truce
2 reported killed as Hamas encourages civilians to go back to war zone; IDF drops flyers, tries to prevent flow; 13 hostages to be freed at 4 p.m.; humanitarian aid enters Gaza
As Israel’s four-day truce with Hamas came into effect in Gaza on Friday morning, thousands of people who had fled to areas near Gaza’s border with Egypt were seeking to return to their villages with children and pets in their arms and their belongings loaded onto donkey carts or car roofs.
Overnight Thursday-Friday, Hamas urged Gazans to return to the north of the Strip, where the IDF has focused its ground offensive for the past three weeks. The truce deal, under which the Gaza-governing Hamas terror group is set to free 50 Israeli hostages over four days from Friday, bars Gazans from returning to the north of the Strip.
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WNU Editor: I am sure many are going back north to not only check if their home is still there, but to dig through the rubble for the dead,
Gazans Stream North Despite Israeli Warning That The War Is Not Over
As Cease-Fire Takes Hold, Some Gazans Attempt a Treacherous Return Home — DNYUZ/New York Times
Israel-Hamas War: IDF warns Gazans not to return north during ceasefire — Jerusalem Post
As fighting pauses, Gazans displaced from north want to return home to bury their dead — CNN
‘The war is not over’: Israel blocks Palestinians’ return to northern Gaza — Al Jazeera