Palestinians return to Gaza City

Palestinians in Gaza return to find their city in ruins after Israeli troops withdraw
With a ceasefire agreement pausing the war between Israel and Hamas, Israeli troops have withdrawn from Gaza city centers. For the first time in eight months, NPR got a glimpse of Rafah this week.
Palestinians hoping to return to Gaza’s Rafah find city in ruins
Sattari owned two houses in Gaza’s Rafah. For the nine months since Israeli forces invaded the southern city, he has been forced into displacement. The 53-year-old had lived with the hope that if one house got hit in one of the Israeli attacks,
Middle East latest: Palestinians return to their homes in northern Gaza for a second day
Crowds of displaced Palestinians made the arduous journey back to heavily destroyed northern Gaza for a second day Tuesday, under a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
Palestinians return to Gaza City as mediators look ahead to next stage
Gaza's Hamas authorities said more than 300,000 people, or almost half of those displaced from the north during the war, had crossed into Gaza City and the north edge of the enclave.
30,000 Palestinians return to what's left of Northern Gaza
Palestinians are streaming into northern Gaza and returning to what's left of their homes as the ceasefire holds. UNICEF spokesman Jonathan Crickx joins Chris Jansing from Rafah to describe the scope of the humanitarian effort and the challenges they are facing.
Palestinians return to Gaza City to find their homes reduced to rubble
Nader Shamalakh had seen and heard Israel’s bombardment and invasion of Gaza City — that’s what sent him and his family fleeing south.
Displaced Palestinians return to Gaza
More than 300,000 displaced Palestinians have now returned to the ruins of their homes in Gaza City. Mediators have begun negotiations over the second stage of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
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Gaza’s Rafah crossing set to reopen ‘within days,’ Egyptian governor says
The Rafah border crossing with Gaza will reopen within days in the presence of European and Palestinian observers, an ...
Israel-Hamas War: What it Will Take to Rebuild Gaza
Experts discuss how long rebuilding Gaza's $18.5 billion of damaged infrastructure could take after 15 months of conflict.
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Gaza: Returning to a battlefield
After 15 months of Israel’s war on Gaza and the implementation of the ceasefire on 19 January 2025, displaced Palestinians are attempting to return home to what remains of the southern city of Rafah.
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Palestinians in Gaza return to Rafah to find a city of rubble and ash
Many are finding utter destruction. NPR's producer in Gaza, Anas Baba, spent the first half of the war in the southern city of Rafah after being displaced from his home. Then he had to flee ...
Trucks loaded with oil derivatives and supplies enter Rafah city
Dozens of trucks loaded with oil derivatives and supplies entered Gaza’s southern city of Rafah on Monday, after a ceasefire ...