More than half a million displaced Palestinians have returned to northern Gaza in the past 72 hours, the Hamas-run media office announced on Wednesday.
\"More than half a million displaced Palestinians have returned in the past 72 hours from the southern and central governorates to Gaza and northern governorates via Al-Rashid and Salah Al-Din roads,\" the media office said in a statement.
This mass movement follows Israel's decision to allow displaced individuals to return to the northern regions of the Gaza Strip on Monday. The decision came after a ceasefire agreement with Hamas that halted 15 months of fighting.
In a related development, Hamas's armed wing, the Al-Qassam Brigades, announced plans to release three Israeli detainees on Thursday. Israeli public radio reported that in exchange, Israel would free 110 Palestinian prisoners.
Gaza's health authorities reported that hospitals received 63 bodies in the past 24 hours. Among them were 59 individuals recovered from rubble, two who succumbed to injuries, and two new fatalities. According to the authorities, this brings the total death toll since October 7, 2023, to 47,417, with 111,571 injured.
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