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.

Crowds of Palestinians fill Gaza’s main coastal road as they stream north. With their belongings on their backs, they smile, ...

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

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

Massive crowds streamed into the most heavily destroyed part on Monday in accordance with a fragile ceasefire.

Displaced Palestinians began streaming across the central Netzarim Corridor, returning to their homes in northern Gaza after ...

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 ...

Meanwhile, close to the Israeli border in southern Lebanon, Israeli troops opened fire on protesters, killing 22 and injuring ...