Gaza Strip - January 27, 2025 Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are flooding back to their homes in the north of Gaza, after months in temporary shelters. The return followed an announcement by Qatar on Sunday evening that Hamas and Israel had reached an agreement to release Israeli hostage Arbel Yehud and two others by Friday. Hamas is expected to release three additional hostages on Saturday. Under the Israel-Hamas agreement, Israel has allowed the displaced Palestinians to return to the northern Gaza Strip starting Monday morning. This is a remarkable moment for the returning population as their lives have been completely battered and ruined because of the devastating Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip, which Israel has said it was intended against Hamas in Gaza. Shotlist: Gaza Strip - Jan 27, 2025: 1. Various of displaced Palestinians heading back home, shoreline; 2. Banner reading "Welcome to Gaza"; 3. Banner reading "Welcomes You Back Again"; 4. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Rahaf Aziz, Palestinian journalist: "I am returning to complete my journalistic work from the north, these are our areas and cities, today is a great historic day, I walk with tears of joy in my eyes. Even though our home was destroyed and we lost loved ones, this day remains historic day."; 5. Various of displaced Palestinians heading back home, shoreline; 6. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Mahmoud Tanira, Palestinian displaced person: "Our joy is indescribable, even though there are no homes for us, we will look for a place to live, I came alone to look for a place for my family and then they will follow me."; 7. Various of displaced Palestinians heading back home. [Restriction - No access Chinese mainland]