Earlier on Saturday, Mohammad Emaduddin was one of the thousands waiting for his return home in northern Gaza.
“I know that my house may be destroyed, but I will be tent on his remains. I just want to go back,” he told the BBC over the phone.
“I need to claim my job again. I am a barber in Gaza, and I am trying to find out how to fix the damage to my salon and resume my business. I am indebted, and I can not afford to buy the easiest things for my children, “he added.
“I just want the conflict between Hamas and Israel to end and allow us to return to our homes in the north. We have not seen our loved ones for more than 15 months.”
The Netzarm Corridor is a seven -kilometer (4.3 mile) strip of Israel -controlled land, which cuts northern Gaza from the rest of the areas.
Lebanese Nasir arrived on a donkey with his two daughters and a son in the afternoon, hoping to return home and meet her husband Sultan again, which he did not see in 11 months.
“I will stay here, near the Israeli post as possible, for several months, my daughters have been waiting for the moment to meet their father,” he said. “
Qatari and Egyptian mediators are making progress in their efforts to allow millions of Palestinians to return to the north.
But Israeli tanks are still blocking the coastal road from which people had to walk north.
The Israelis have asked the mediators to proof of life for Hamas for Ms. Jew, and it seems that Hamas has given it to the Egyptians.
On October 7, 2023, four female Israeli soldiers were taken hostage by Hamas as part of a ceasefire agreement on Saturday, with 200 Palestinian prisoners released.
Meanwhile, many Gaza residents look anxiously for a breakthrough that can allow them to return.
For many people, the hope of a return is more than the fact that is waiting for them – ruins and destruction.
Still, the dream of restoring their lives, re -building their homes and meeting their families is keeping their souls alive.
