"Now, with the ceasefire in effect and Israeli forces withdrawn from the Netzarim Corridor that previously divided the road, tens of thousands of Palestinians are journeying north hoping this time to return permanently. Once again [displaced Palestinians] are taking the same exact road, the only lifeline for Palestinians now to go back to their homes in Gaza and the northern part [of the enclave], reported Al Jazeera correspondent Hani Mahmoud from the central Gaza coastal highway."
"Since this morning, we have seen families walking towards Gaza City. We saw children, women, elderly, cars, vans, donkey carts loaded with furniture. Families removed their makeshift tents to take and reset them over the ruins of their destroyed homes in Gaza City. These residents were originally forced to abandon Gaza City due to bombardment, only to find overcrowded conditions in central and southern Gaza upon arrival."
Tens of thousands of forcibly displaced Palestinians are returning to Gaza City and northern Gaza after Israeli forces halted operations and partially withdrew under phase one of the ceasefire with Hamas. Al-Rashid Street and the central Gaza coastal highway are again packed with families carrying belongings, using the only available lifeline northward. The main highway has been extensively damaged by bulldozers, making passage difficult for people, vehicles and donkey carts. Many families are dismantling makeshift tents to reset them atop the ruins of destroyed homes. Most returnees are finding almost no intact buildings, intensifying the humanitarian crisis and need for substantive aid.
Read at www.aljazeera.com
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