WATCH: Ceasefire allows Palestinians to return to homes often reduced to rubble

As Palestinians Return to Gaza City, Elation and Despair Mix

As families reunite, they also confront the devastation wrought by the 15-month war. Tens of thousands of tents are being sent to northern Gaza, where entire neighborhoods have been flattened.

The New York Times - 7h

WATCH: Man finds engagement ring in wildfire rubble, proposes

Brian McShea proposed to Stephanie Raynor after finding the ring he had just purchased in a now-charred desk drawer at the spot in Altadena, California, where their house once stood.

ABC News - 11h

Displaced Palestinians continue to return to what's left of homes

Thousands of displaced Palestinians are continuing to return to their homes in northern Gaza as the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas continues to hold. BBC News correspondent Wyre Davies joined ...

CBS News - 12h

Altadena couple finds engagement ring in rubble of where their home once was

Brian McShea and Stephanie Raynor rummaged through the debris of where their Altadena home once stood to see what they could salvage from the destructive Eaton Fire.

NBC News - 20h

Israel allows Palestinians to return to northern Gaza

Tens of thousands of Gaza residents are returning to the northern part of the territory after months of war. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer reports.

CBS News - 1d

'My home is no longer there': Palestinians return to north Gaza

Palestinians speak to the BBC as they join hundreds of thousands returning to their homes, or the ruins of them.

BBC News - 1d

President Trump calls on Egypt and Jordan to take in Palestinians amid ceasefire

President Trump called on Egypt and Jordan to take in 1.5 million Palestinians as part of a broader effort to address the crisis in Gaza. Meanwhile, the Israel-Hamas ceasefire continues to hold as ...

CBS News - 1d

Israel lets Palestinians start returning to north Gaza as ceasefire holds

Israel let tens of thousands of Palestinians go back to northern Gaza for the first time since the early weeks of the 15-month war with Hamas, under terms of a fragile ceasefire.

CBS News - 1d

Displaced Palestinians express joy and sadness upon returning home

Displaced Palestinians returning to northern Gaza expressed both relief and grief upon returning home after more than 15 months of war. One man, despite losing his son to the conflict, said he ...

NBC News - 1d

Thousands of displaced Palestinians begin return to northern Gaza

Yahoo News - 1d

Palestinians return to north Gaza on foot, with belongings in hand

Thousands of Palestinians are returning to north Gaza after Israel and Hamas reached a hostage deal.

BBC News - 1d

Qatar says deal is in place to release Israeli hostage and allow Palestinians into northern Gaza

Qatar announced Monday that an agreement has been reached to release an Israeli civilian hostage and allow Palestinians to return to northern Gaza, easing the first major crisis of the fragile ...

NBC News - 2d

Middle East crisis live: displaced Palestinians blocked from returning home as Trump suggests ‘we just clean out’ Gaza

Return to northern Gaza blocked as Israel delays removal of troops; US president says Middle East neighbours should house more refugees. Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad , which fought ...

The Guardian - 2d

‘I can’t find the words’: Palestinians rejoice with those freed in ceasefire deal

Families greet the 200 prisoners released from facilities in central Israel and occupied West Bank . In a sports hall on the outskirts of Ramallah, three skinny men in grey prison sweatsuits and ...

The Guardian - 3d

West Bank celebrations as freed Palestinian prisoners return

The BBC's Jon Donnison watched on in Ramallah as the former captives were greeted by cheering crowds.

BBC News - 3d

Bombs buried in Gaza rubble put at risk thousands returning to homes, say experts

People planning return to neighbourhoods to search for loved ones and assess damage to homes this weekend. Tens of thousands of people will risk death or injury this weekend from shells and bombs ...

The Guardian - 4d

Gaza's civil defence agency: 2 Palestinians killed despite ceasefire

Yahoo News - 5d

Palestinians caught between despair and hope as they return to Gaza

Yahoo News - 6d

One Family in Gaza Returned Home. But Home Was Gone.

“It took us a few minutes to accept that this pile of rubble was our home,” said Islam Dahliz, whose family was ordered by Israeli forces to evacuate Rafah in May.

The New York Times - 6d

Gazans return home . . . to nothing

Following the Israel-Hamas ceasefire, many Palestinians find only sand, twisted metal and shredded concrete where they used to live

Financial Times - Jan. 22

Israel-Hamas ceasefire holding as Palestinians find Gaza in ruins

The Israel-Hamas ceasefire appears to be holding as many Palestinians venture to where their homes once stood to dig in the rubble. CBS News' Elizabeth Palmer reports.

CBS News - Jan. 21

Palestinians are finally able to return to their Gaza homes — only to find them reduced to ruins

After a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas was announced, buildings reduced to rubble were all that was left for thousands of displaced Palestinians in Gaza.

NBC News - Jan. 21

Palestinians begin search for Gaza’s missing as they return to ruined homes

Ceasefire celebrations replaced by shock and sorrow as people begin to assess the scale of devastation. After the first night in Gaza for more than a year without the sound of drones or bombing ...

The Guardian - Jan. 20

Gaza ceasefire latest: ‘Shocked’ Palestinians return to their homes as rescue workers ‘ramp up’ aid deliveries

The search for thousands of people buried under rubble has started as the ceasefire in Gaza enters its second day. Full report: Palestinians celebrate as prisoners freed The Spanish ...

The Guardian - Jan. 20

Gaza faces 'immense' challenges rebuilding as Palestinians return to homes in ruins

Israel celebrated the release of 3 female hostages, the first of 33 set to be freed in the first phase of ceasefire.

NBC News - Jan. 20

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 ...

ABC News - Jan. 19

First Palestinians released from Israeli prisons under ceasefire deal

Yahoo News - Jan. 19

‘Should we grieve, rejoice or cry?’: Palestinians in Gaza react to ceasefire

Celebrations break out across the territory but many are worried the deal will break down and war will resume. Israel-Gaza war – latest updates Crowds of Palestinians filled the ruined streets ...

The Guardian - Jan. 19

Gaza Strip residents returning home as ceasefire takes effect

Yahoo News - Jan. 19

‘It raised our spirits’: Palestinian refugees in Syria on the ceasefire in Gaza

Yarmouk camp residents lived through fighting and starvation in the Syrian civil war and feel intimately connected to the suffering in the Gaza Strip. After 15 months of watching their relatives ...

The Guardian - Jan. 18

Families await release of Palestinian prisoners after ceasefire deal

With the first releases expected on Sunday, family members admit: ‘We living on our nerves’. Families of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails are eagerly awaiting their release following a ...

The Guardian - Jan. 16

Palestinians in Gaza are eager to return home in a ceasefire but many will find nothing left

Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are eager to leave miserable tent camps and return to their homes if a long-awaited ceasefire agreement halts the Israel-Hamas war

ABC News - Jan. 16

Syrians in Germany ask to be allowed to visit home and keep protected status

Refugee organisations say many want to ‘go and have a look’ after fall of Assad regime but fear losing asylum rights . Syrians in Germany have called on the government to allow them to travel to ...

The Guardian - Jan. 16

Palestinians celebrate as Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal announced

Celebrations erupted across Gaza as news spread of an imminent ceasefire announcement, with people rejoicing at the idea of more humanitarian aid coming in, and an end to Israeli airstrikes.

NBC News - Jan. 15

Victims search through the rubble as thousands of homes destroyed in Eaton Fire

Officials say between 4,000 and 5,000 homes have been destroyed in California's Eaton Fire, with the number expected to rise. The fire, which is in and around Pasadena, is still 0% contained.

CBS News - Jan. 10

WATCH: Palisades Fire still not contained, but some families are beginning to return home

About 180,000 people evacuated this week as multiple fires burned 45 square miles; however, some residents affected by the Palisades Fire went against advisories and began to return home on Thursday.

ABC News - Jan. 10

L.A. homes reduced to ashes amid fires

Tens of thousands in Los Angeles County are living a nightmare scenario as crews battle some of the worst wildfires the area has seen in years. CBS News correspondent Elise Preston reports and Mark ...

CBS News - Jan. 9

WATCH: Ceasefire allows Palestinians to return to homes often reduced to rubble

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