GAZA STRIP — A volatile truce aimed at ending the war in Gaza entered its second week on Sunday after four Israeli hostages and around 200 Palestinian prisoners were released to joyful scenes.
While Israel and militant group Hamas completed on Saturday their second hostage-prisoner swap under the ceasefire deal, a last-minute dispute blocked the expected return of hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians to the Gaza Strip's devastated north.US President Donald Trump floated a plan to 'just clean out' Gaza and said he wants Egypt and Jordan to take Palestinians from the territory.
Waiting to return homeIn Gaza, Palestinian police prevented hundreds of displaced people from reaching the Israeli-controlled passage to the north, where Israeli tanks and armored vehicles were blocking the road.Rafiqa Subh, waiting to return to Beit Lahia, said: 'We want to go back, even though our houses are destroyed. We miss our homes so much.'Subh said she would wait to be allowed back into the north 'even if we have to sleep by the checkpoint.
Gaza Ceasefire Enters Second Week
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