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Palestinians hoping to return to Gaza’s Rafah find city in ruins
Palestinian farmer Abd al-Sattari owned two houses in Gaza’s Rafah. For the nine months since Israeli forces invaded the southern city, he has been forced into displacement. The 53-year-old had lived with the hope that if one house got hit in one of the Israeli attacks,
Palestinians find scenes of devastation as they return to their homes in Rafah
Celebrations erupted across Rafah as thousands of Palestinians began returning to the city after a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip took effect on Sunday.
NBC News drone video captures devastation in Rafah as displaced Palestinians return
Displaced Palestinians returned to Rafah in southern Gaza as the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas went into effect. An NBC News crew captured the widespread devastation that awaited them.
Palestinians return to devastated Gaza as ceasefire takes effect
Various of damaged buildings, rubble, residents searching through ruins; 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Rafat Abu Taha, resident: "The situation is very difficult here in Rafah. The Tel Al-Sultan neighborhood is 99-percent destroyed,
Palestinians trek across rubble to return to their homes as Gaza ceasefire takes hold
Even before the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas was fully in place, Palestinians in the war-battered Gaza Strip began to return to the remains of the homes they had evacuated during the 15-month war.
Displaced Palestinians move toward Rafah as ceasefire takes effect
An NBC News crew filmed displaced Palestinians walking on foot from Khan Younis to Rafah in southern Gaza. Thousands began moving south hours before the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took effect.
Photos: First three hostages return to Israel as ceasefire takes hold
Romi Gonen, 24, Emily Damari, 28, and Doron Steinbrecher, 31, the first three hostages released from Gaza, have arrived in Israel. In Tel Aviv, thousands of people gathered to watch the news on

Egypt to reopen Rafah crossing to deliver aid into Gaza

EU's Kallas says talks under way to revive Rafah border mission
The European Union is in talks to revive a civilian mission to monitor the border crossing between Gaza and Egypt at Rafah ...
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Rafah municipality to launch efforts to reopen Rafah’s streets
The Rafah municipality in southern Gaza has said it is ready to carry out a gradual plan to reopen the city’s main and side ...
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EU discusses re-deploying monitoring mission to Rafah: Foreign policy chief
European bloc 'ready to assist with humanitarian aid, reconstruction, recovery,' Kaja Kallas says after meeting Palestinian ...
Three hostages arrive in Israel for tearful reunions as fragile Gaza ceasefire passes first hurdle
The ceasefire ushers in an initial six weeks of calm and raises hopes for the release of nearly 100 remaining hostages and an ...
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Israeli forces begin withdrawing from Rafah areas to Egypt-Gaza border: Pro-Hamas media
Israeli forces started withdrawing from areas in Gaza’s Rafah to the Philadelphi corridor along the border between Egypt and ...
Middle East latest: Israel releases 90 Palestinian prisoners after Hamas frees 3 Israeli hostages
A ceasefire in the Gaza Strip took effect on Sunday as Hamas released the first three female hostages it held for 15 months ...
Singapore Red Cross pledges $300,000 of relief supplies to Gaza
This latest tranche of humanitarian aid will include food parcels, hygiene kits and medical supplies. Read more at ...
Joy and grief as Gazans return to communities smashed to rubble
The skies over Gaza fell silent for the first time in 14 months, bringing both relief and a sharper understanding of all that ...