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Thousands of displaced Palestinians return to Gaza

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STORY: Thousands of displaced Palestinians return to Gaza
SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 27, 2025
DATELINE: Jan. 28, 2025
LENGTH: 00:03:22
LOCATION: GAZA, Palestine
CATEGORY: POLITICS

SHOTLIST:
1. various of Palestinians returning to Gaza
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): OM MOHAMMED, Displaced Palestinian
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): SAFAA AHMED, Displaced Palestinian
4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): SAMI JAAFAR, Displaced Palestinian
5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Arabic): SALIM ALI, Displaced Palestinian
6. SOUNDBITE 5 (Arabic): OM IBRAHIM, Displaced Palestinian

STORYLINE:

After 15 months of forced displacement, tens of thousands of Palestinians began returning on Monday to their homes in Gaza City and in the northern parts of the coastal enclave.

The return follows an announcement by Qatar on Sunday evening that Hamas and Israel had reached an agreement to release Arbel Yehud and two other Israeli hostages by Friday. Hamas is expected to release three additional hostages on Saturday.

Per the agreement, Israel began on Monday morning to permit displaced residents to return to the northern Gaza Strip.

SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): OM MOHAMMED, Displaced Palestinian
"I no longer feel tired. I am happy that we will return to our home. It is worth the whole world."

SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): SAFAA AHMED, Displaced Palestinian
"I am indescribably happy, especially since I have not seen my family for more than 15 months. And now my dream of meeting my family will come true."

SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): SAMI JAAFAR, Displaced Palestinian
"Today feels like the first day of Eid, and I hope that everything will go well. We will rebuild our homes again and we will fulfill the children's dreams."

SOUNDBITE 4 (Arabic): SALIM ALI, Displaced Palestinian
"I feel mixed feelings between happiness and sadness, especially since I am returning to our homes. But I am sad for those we lost among our loved ones. It is a strange feeling."

SOUNDBITE 5 (Arabic): OM IBRAHIM, Displaced Palestinian
"I am happy that I will return to my home, my loved ones, and my relatives whom we left behind in Gaza."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Gaza, Palestine.
(XHTV)

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