Gaza: Hundreds of Palestinians have protested in northern Gaza to demand an end to the war. Northern Gaza has been one of the most devastated areas of Gaza. Most buildings in the densely populated area have been reduced to rubble and much of the population has moved several times to escape the conflict.
More than 50,000 Palestinians have been killed by the Israeli campaign in Gaza, launched after thousands of gunmen attacked communities in southern Israel on October 7, 2023, killing 1,200 people and abducting 251 as hostages. Much of the narrow coastal enclave has been reduced to rubble, leaving hundreds of thousands of people sheltering in tents or bombed-out buildings. Hundreds of thousands of residents who had fled to the south of Gaza earlier in the war returned to their ruined homes in the north after a ceasefire took effect in January.
Now, Israeli evacuation orders after the country relaunched its offensive on March 18 have shattered the two-month truce, during which Hamas handed over more hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners and detainees in Israeli jails. — Reuters
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