{"id":13621,"date":"2025-01-21T04:33:53","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T04:33:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/?p=13621"},"modified":"2025-01-21T04:33:55","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T04:33:55","slug":"kiss-the-soil-displaced-palestinians-return-home-after-gaza-ceasefire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/?p=13621","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Kiss the soil\u2019: Displaced Palestinians return home after Gaza ceasefire"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em><strong>Forcibly displaced Palestinians return to what\u2019s left of their homes after Israel-Hamas ceasefire comes into effect.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-19T101925Z_1876321826_RC2VCCA7544X_RTRMADP_3_ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-GAZA-1737285047.jpg?resize=1170%2C780&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"Displaced Palestinians walk past the rubble as they attempt to return to their homes.\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Displaced Palestinians walk past the rubble as they attempt to return to their homes in northern Gaza [Dawoud Abu Alkas\/Reuters]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Faje.io%2Faxybur\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Photos%3A%20Forcibly%20displaced%20Palestinians%20return%20to%20their%20homes%20in%20Gaza&amp;source=sharethiscom&amp;related=sharethis&amp;via=AJEnglish&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Faje.io%2Faxybur\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/aje.io\/axybur\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a>Tens of thousands of forcibly displaced Palestinians are heading to their homes, walking through devastated swaths of Gaza, after the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/features\/2025\/1\/19\/timeline-the-path-to-the-israel-hamas-ceasefire-deal-in-gaza\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">long-awaited ceasefire<\/a>\u00a0between Israel and Hamas took effect following more than 15 months of war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Israel&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/liveblog\/2025\/1\/19\/live-countdown-to-ceasefire-in-gaza-as-israel-continues-attacks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on Sunday<\/a>&nbsp;said a truce with Hamas began in Gaza at 11:15am (09:15 GMT), nearly three hours after initially scheduled, following a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/1\/19\/netanyahu-warns-gaza-ceasefire-wont-begin-until-hamas-gives-captives-list\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">last-minute delay<\/a>&nbsp;on the orders of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Almost the entire 2.3-million population of Gaza was forcibly displaced during the 15 months of genocide, in many cases more than once.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the northern area of Jabalia, hundreds of Palestinians&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/1\/19\/israel-hamas-ceasefire-takes-effect-in-gaza\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">streamed down<\/a>&nbsp;a sandy path, returning to an apocalyptic landscape dotted with piles of rubble and destroyed buildings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the main southern city of Khan Younis, people celebrated their pending homecoming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI am very, very happy,\u201d said Wafa al-Habeel. \u201cI want to go back and kiss the ground and the soil of Gaza. I am longing for Gaza [City] and longing for our loved ones.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the delay in the ceasefire coming into effect, Gaza\u2019s civil defence agency said Israeli attacks killed at least 19 Palestinians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AFP__20250119__36UL9RB__v2__Preview__PalestinianIsraelConflict-1737284987.jpg?fit=1170%2C780&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"This aerial view shows displaced Palestinians returning to the war-devastated Jabalia refugee camp\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This aerial view shows displaced Palestinians returning to the war-devastated Jabalia refugee camp. [Omar Al-Qattaa\/AFP]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AFP__20250119__36UL2KX__v2__HighRes__PalestinianIsraelConflict-1737284480.jpg?fit=1170%2C780&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"This aerial view shows displaced Palestinians returning to the war-devastated Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Palestinians return to Jabalia refugee camp. [Omar Al-Qattaa\/AFP]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AFP__20250119__36UJ3HG__v1__HighRes__PalestinianIsraelConflict-1737281171.jpg?fit=1170%2C780&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"Displaced Palestinians return to Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Displaced Palestinians return to Rafah in southern Gaza. [Eyad Baba\/AFP]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AFP__20250119__36UM9UD__v1__Preview__PalestinianIsraelConflict-1737274700.jpg?fit=1170%2C781&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"This aerial view shows displaced Palestinians returning to the war-devastated Jabalia refugee camp\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dozens of displaced Palestinians walk along a road in the as-Saftawi area of Jabalia. [Omar Al-Qattaa\/AFP]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-19T094836Z_1487170618_RC2XCCARWGVH_RTRMADP_3_ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-GAZA-1-1737281119.jpg?fit=1170%2C780&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"Displaced Palestinians make their way past rubble, as they attempt to return to their homes\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Displaced Palestinians make their way past rubble as they attempt to return to their homes in northern Gaza. [Khalil Ramzi\/Reuters]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AFP__20250119__36UM8AZ__v1__Preview__PalestinianIsraelConflict-1737279025.jpg?fit=1170%2C780&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"This aerial view shows displaced Palestinians returning to the war-devastated Rafah\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Displaced Palestinians cheer as they return to Rafah. [Eyad Baba\/AFP]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AFP__20250119__36UH9YD__v1__Preview__PalestinianIsraelConflict-1737274693.jpg?fit=1170%2C780&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"Palestinians celebrate the ceasefire announcement\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dozens of displaced Palestinians walk along a road in the as-Saftawi area of Jabalia, as they leave areas near Gaza City where they had taken refuge.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Reference Link:- <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/gallery\/2025\/1\/19\/photos-forcibly-displaced-palestinians-return-to-their-homes-in-gaza\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/gallery\/2025\/1\/19\/photos-forcibly-displaced-palestinians-return-to-their-homes-in-gaza<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Forcibly displaced Palestinians return to what\u2019s left of their homes after Israel-Hamas ceasefire comes into effect. Tens of thousands of forcibly displaced Palestinians are heading to their homes, walking through devastated swaths of Gaza, after the\u00a0long-awaited ceasefire\u00a0between Israel and Hamas took effect following more than 15 months of war. Israel&nbsp;on Sunday&nbsp;said a truce with Hamas [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13622,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2],"tags":[3336,10809,893,105,52,36,51,3337,3077],"class_list":["post-13621","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sample-category","tag-ceasefire","tag-displaced-palestinians-return-home-after-gaza-ceasefire","tag-gaza","tag-geopolitics-2","tag-israel","tag-pakistan","tag-palestine","tag-peace-deal","tag-refugees"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13621","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13621"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13621\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13623,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13621\/revisions\/13623"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/13622"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13621"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13621"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13621"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}