Their return was delayed this weekend at the Netzarim corridor by Israel, which invoked a last minute dispute with Hamas about the release of the hostages.
Tens of thousands of Palestinians flocked in the north of the Gaza Strip on Monday, while Israel has raised its blockade for the first time since the first weeks of his war with Hamas.
Palestinians who have been taking hold for more than a year in sordid tent camps and schools transformed into shelters are impatient to go home, even if many of them will only find ruins of their home.
Yasmin Abu Amshah, mother of three, said he walked 6 kilometers to reach her house in the city of Gaza, where she found her damaged but still habitable. She also saw her young sister for the first time in over a year.
“It was a long trip, but a happy trip”she said. “The most important thing is that we have returned”.
Last minute dispute between Israel and Hamas
However, this return trip was Interrupted this weekend at the Netzarim corridor – which crosses the territory south of the city of Gaza -, Israel having accused Hamas of having modified the order of the hostages released in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.
The mediators resolved the dispute in the night from Sunday to Monday, which Allowed the convoy of displaced people to resume its journey north of the Gaza Strip Monday morning.
Hamas said the return was “A victory for (their) people and a declaration of failure and defeat for the Israeli occupation and the transfer plans”.
The ceasefire entered into force on Sunday, January 19 aims to put an end to the deadliest and most destructive war ever carried out between Israel and Hamas and to obtain the release of dozens of hostages captured during the Attack of October 7, 2023.
