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Israel on monday he started allowing Palestinians to return to their homes in the heavily devastated north Gaza Undress for the first time since the first weeks of the 15-month war, in line with a fragile truce.
Thousands of Palestinians headed north after waiting days to cross. Associated Press reporters saw people crossing the Netzarim Corridor shortly after 7 a.m. when the checkpoints were scheduled to open.
The opening was delayed for two days due to a dispute between them Hamas and Israel, which said the Palestinian group had changed the order of hostages it released in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.
The ceasefire aims to dry up the deadliest and most destructive war ever fought between Israel and Hamas and secure the release of dozens of hostages taken by the militants during their October 2023 attack that sparked the fighting.
Israel ordered a complete evacuation of the north in the first days of the war and closed it soon after ground troops entered.
About a million people fled south in October 2023 and have not been allowed to return. Hundreds of thousands remained in the north, which saw some of the heaviest fighting and worst destruction of the war.