Tens of thousands of Palestinians began returning to areas vacated by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip, after a ceasefire took effect under a U.S.-brokered plan, according to local reports on Saturday.
Thousands of displaced civilians departed from southern Gaza to their homes northward, the majority on foot. Some made the hours-long journey using the few vehicles still running amid fuel shortages, along with animal-drawn carts, bicycles, and motorcycles.
Simultaneously, thousands returned to their homes in the central Gaza Strip and some eastern parts of Khan Younis in the south, following the withdrawal of Israeli forces.
The transfers from the south to the north were carried out via the coastal Al-Rashid Street in the west and Salah al-Din Road in the east.
Hundreds of displaced civilians had to set up tents on the rubble of their homes upon returning.
