Residents of the Gaza Strip welcomed the ceasefire agreement and began returning to northern Gaza following the announcement. Video: Reuters
Tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians returned to the northern Gaza Strip on Friday after the ceasefire went into effect following the partial withdrawal of Israeli troops from the battered enclave.
Some 800,000 Palestinians fled Gaza City over the last two months as Israel extended its military assault to include Gaza City and the surrounding areas.
The daily images of refugees fleeing south have now been replaced by similar images of the same people returning north.
However, many
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