
A drone view exhibits Palestinians ready to be allowed to return to their properties in northern Gaza after they had been displaced to the south at Israel’s order through the struggle, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, within the central Gaza Strip, Jan. 26. Reuters-Yonhap
Palestinian militant group Hamas will hand over feminine Israeli hostage Arbel Yehud and two different hostages earlier than Friday, mediator Qatar mentioned on Sunday, and Israel mentioned it will permit residents of the northern Gaza Strip to return dwelling early on Monday.
In a press release, Qatar’s international ministry additionally mentioned Israel will in return permit displaced Palestinians to return to northern Gaza beginning Monday morning.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed on Sunday that civilian Arbel Yehud, soldier Agam Berger and one other hostage will likely be launched by Hamas.
He additionally mentioned in a put up on X that Israel will permit displaced Gaza households to return dwelling north of the Palestinian enclave beginning Monday morning.
„The Prime Minister reiterates that Israel is not going to tolerate any violation of the settlement. We are going to proceed to behave for the return of all of our hostages, the residing and the deceased,“ mentioned a press release issued by Netanyahu’s workplace.
Following the Qatari announcement, Hamas mentioned early on Monday that it handed over to the mediators the required info concerning the record of Israeli hostages who will likely be launched through the first part of the Gaza ceasefire settlement.

Hamas policemen work to manage the group as Palestinians wait to be allowed to return to their properties in northern Gaza after they had been displaced to the south at Israel’s order through the struggle, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, within the central Gaza Strip, Jan. 26. Reuters-Yonhap
The transfer brokered by Qatar and Egyptian mediators would permit round 650,000 Palestinians displaced in central and southern Gaza Strip to return dwelling north of the enclave, most of which had been laid waste by 15 months of Israel’s aerial and floor offensive, that has additionally killed greater than 47,000 Palestinians, in response to the Gaza well being ministry.
Hamas took round 250 hostages through the 2023 assault on Israel through which about 1,200 individuals had been killed, in response to Israeli tallies. It sparked the newest bloodshed within the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian battle. The preventing has at the moment paused amid a fragile ceasefire.
Tens of hundreds of Palestinians have waited for 2 days at roadblocks to return to their properties in northern Gaza, voicing frustration after Israel accused Hamas of breaching a ceasefire settlement and refused to open crossing factors.
Automobiles, vehicles and rickshaws had been overloaded with mattresses, meals, and the tents that served as shelters for over a 12 months for these within the central and southern areas of the enclave.
Below the settlement labored out with Egyptian and Qatari mediators and backed by the U.S., Israel was meant to permit Palestinians displaced from the north to return to their properties.
However Israel mentioned that Hamas‘ failure at hand over an inventory detailing who of the hostages scheduled for launch had been alive or at hand over Arbel Yehud, an Israeli girl taken hostage from her kibbutz dwelling through the Hamas assault on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, meant it had violated the settlement.
The Israeli army put out a press release telling Gaza residents they’d be allowed to return on foot by the coastal highway at 05:00 GMT, and in autos by the japanese Salahudeen highway at 07:00 GMT.
It warned them in opposition to approaching Israeli forces‘ positions.
„The switch of militants or weapons by way of these routes to the northern Gaza Strip will likely be thought of a breach of the settlement. Don’t cooperate with any terrorist entity that will attempt to exploit you to switch weapons or prohibited supplies,“ mentioned the army.
Responding to the information, hundreds of displaced households burst in cheers at shelters and tent encampments.
„No sleep, I’ve every little thing packed and able to go along with the primary mild of day,“ mentioned Ghada, a mom of 5.
„At the least we’re going again dwelling, now I can say struggle is over and I hope it should keep calm,“ she informed Reuters by way of a chat app. (Reuters)