Israel Allows Gazans to Return Home as Hamas Agrees to Release 6 Hostages

Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 04:30am on 27 Jan 2025,Monday International

Israel announced that Palestinians could return to northern Gaza after Hamas agreed to release six more hostages. The ceasefire, aimed at resolving the 15-month conflict, has enabled hostages' staggered release and humanitarian aid delivery. Former U.S. President Donald Trump's controversial proposal to relocate Gazans to Egypt or Jordan drew backlash from Arab nations, with Jordan and Egypt rejecting the idea as "ethnic cleansing." The United Nations labeled Gaza's humanitarian situation as "dire," with thousands displaced. Since the conflict began in October 2023, over 47,306 people in Gaza and 1,210 in Israel have lost their lives.

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