GAZA (Palestine Foundation Information Center) Hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians continue to return to the northern Gaza Valley via the Al-Rashid and Salah al-Din roads for the second consecutive day on Tuesday, amidst a joyful atmosphere and determination to thwart plans for displacement.
Our reporter noted that thousands of displaced individuals began early to resume their journey back to their homes in Gaza City and North Gaza governorates. He pointed out that citizens carried only a few of their belongings on the challenging return journey, which spans about 7 km to reach Gaza City.
A large number of vehicles gathered and formed a line extending over 3 km along Salah al-Din Road on their way back to Gaza City. The Government Media Office (GMO) stated that all government teams and agencies are continuing their work for the second consecutive day to facilitate the return of hundreds of thousands of displaced individuals from the southern and central governorates to Gaza and the North, with more than 5,500 government employees currently working to ease the return routes and corridors.
On Monday, 300,000 displaced persons managed to return to the Gaza and North governorates, according to GMO.
The GMO added in a brief statement on Monday evening that 300,000 displaced citizens returned from the southern and central governorates to Gaza and the North via Al-Rashid and Salah al-Din roads after 470 days of the mass extermination war committed by the Israeli occupation army.
Hamas announced that an agreement had been reached through mediators for the return of displaced individuals to the northern Gaza Valley, starting from the morning of Monday, January 27, 2025.
Hamas said in a press release, “As part of the Movement’s efforts to remove the pretexts set by (Israeli premier Benjamin) Netanyahu regarding the return of displaced individuals to the northern sector, and to resolve the issue of the captive held by the resistance, Arbel Yahud, Hamas proposed to the mediators that an additional exchange take place involving the captive Arbel Yahud and two other captives of the occupation before next Friday, while the agreed exchange set for next Saturday remains as planned, involving three captives of the occupation.”
It confirmed that, based on this, the Movement reached an agreement through mediators for the return of displaced individuals.
On January 19, a ceasefire came into effect between the Palestinian resistance and Israel, lasting for an initial 42 days during which negotiations will be taking place to start a second and then a third phase, mediated by Egypt, Qatar, and the United States.
