Gaza ceasefire:| Photo: Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP Gaza ceasefire:| Photo: Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP

A Palestinian man was killed and seven others injured by Israeli fire overnight as thousands of displaced Palestinians gathered, hoping to return to northern Gaza under a fragile ceasefire. The ceasefire, in effect for a week, faces setbacks due to a dispute over hostages, delaying the reopening of the Netzarim corridor.

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Crowds of people travelling by foot and carrying their belongings crowded a main road leading to a closed Israeli checkpoint, news agency AP reported. “We have been in agony for a year and a half,” Nadia Qasem, a woman displaced from the north said as she waited. “Since 1 a.m. we have been waiting to return.” Fadi al-Sinwar, who was also displaced from Gaza City, said, “the fate of more than a million people is linked to one person,” referring to the Israeli hostage. “See how valuable we are? We are worthless," he said.

West Asia Ceasefire: Hamas Releases 4 Female Israeli Soldiers; Israel Sets Free 200 Palestinians

BY Outlook Web Desk

Under the ceasefire, Israel had planned to allow Palestinians to return to northern Gaza, but the move was postponed after Israel demanded the release of a hostage, Arbel Yehoud, before allowing access. Crowds waiting at checkpoints expressed frustration, with some linking their hopes for return to the hostage situation.

The ceasefire, which began last week after more than a year of negotiations, aims to bring an end to the 15-month war sparked by Hamas’ October 7, 2023, attack. While some hostages have been freed and Palestinian prisoners released, the ceasefire remains tense, with Israel and Hamas still at odds over the conditions for a longer-lasting resolution.

As the conflict rages on, over 47,000 Palestinians have been killed, many of them women and children, according to Gaza's Health Ministry. The war has displaced a large portion of Gaza’s population, leaving vast areas in ruins, as many returning residents find nothing but rubble where their homes once stood.

With inputs from AP.

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