Israel has begun allowing Palestinians to return to the heavily destroyed north of the Gaza Strip for the first time since the early weeks of the 15-month war with Hamas.

The return of Palestinians is a dramatic reversal of the mass exodus from the north that many had feared Israel would make ...

The long trek home by Palestinians comes as mediators helped end twin crises over ceasefires in Gaza and Lebanon.

Ceasefire holds in the Gaza Strip as Netzarim Corridor opened, in exchange for hostage Arbel Yehud's release • The US said that the ceasefire deal between Israel and Lebanon will extend into February ...

Many residents of northern Gaza and southern Lebanon are expected to return to their homes in the coming days and weeks, with ...

Palestinians began arriving in northern Gaza, months after Israel ordered them to flee. The Israel-Hamas truce was holding ...

Israel let tens of thousands of Palestinians go back to northern Gaza for the first time since the early weeks of the ...

Long lines of Palestinians -- some kneeling to kiss the soil as they stepped into the northern part of the strip -- were ...