Palestinians return to Gaza City amid Israel-Hamas ceasefire

Displaced Gazans cross the Netzarim corridor from the southern Gaza Strip into Gaza City on Jan. 27, 2025. Displaced Palestinians make their way back to their homes in northern Gaza, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in the central Gaza Strip, Jan. 27, 2025. A Lebanese woman holds a portrait of slain Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, as she sits in a car with her family on their way to check their village after the Israeli troops withdrew from it, in Bint Jbeil town, south Lebanon, Jan. 26, 2025.

Palestinians began arriving back in Gaza City early Monday, as Israeli forces opened checkpoints and allowed people back into northern areas that had been closed off since the early days of Israel’s war against Hamas.