Thousands return to Gaza Strip


Back to basics: Displaced Palestinians riding on a horse-drawn cart loaded with belongings as they pass along the heavily-damaged Al-Jalaa Street in Gaza City. — AP

TENS of thousands of Palestinians have headed back to the heavily-des­troyed northern Gaza Strip as a US-brokered ceasefire came into effect in a deal that has raised hopes for ending the Israel-Hamas war.

All the remaining hostages are set to be released within days.

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