Palestinians are streaming into northern Gaza and returning to what's left of their homes as the ceasefire holds. UNICEF spokesman Jonathan Crickx joins Chris Jansing from Rafah to describe the scope of the humanitarian effort and the challenges they are facing.
Crowds of displaced Palestinians made the arduous journey back to heavily destroyed northern Gaza for a second day Tuesday, under a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
Tens of thousands of Palestinians streamed into the most heavily destroyed part of the Gaza Strip on Monday as Israel lifted its closure of the north for the first time since the early weeks of the 15-month war with Hamas in accordance with a fragile ceasefire.
The president expanded on a controversial idea that was rejected by the Arab states and would represent a significant shift in U.S. policy.
Tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians began returning home to northern Gaza on Monday, bracing for what awaits them in a region that has been reduced to rubble by months of brutal bombardment and fighting.
President Donald Trump says he is talking with Egypt and Jordan to move Palestinians out of Gaza and "clean out" the territory.
Israel on Monday began permitting thousands of Palestinians to return to the devastated northern Gaza Strip for the first time since the early weeks of the 15-month conflict between Israel and the militant group Hamas. The move comes as part of a fragile ceasefire agreement currently in place.
Israel allowed displaced Gazans to begin crossing a military zone that bisects the enclave after a deadlock over hostage releases was broken.
They returned under a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, walking for hours to reach the bombed-out landscape.
The Republican said that, under his preferred vision, the resettling of the Palestinians from Gaza “could be temporary or long-term.”
Thousands of Palestinians are returning to the northern Gaza Strip Monday as part of the cease-fire and hostage release deal between Israel and Hamas.