The Hamas government raised as of Wednesday the number of displaced Palestinians who have returned to the northern Gaza Strip since last Monday to 500,000. The north to which they return, which includes Gaza City and the towns of Jabalia,

Hamas claims hundreds of thousands have gone back to northern Gaza, as many residents complain about lack of food, water, power and shelter

The area is full of unexploded bombs and ordnances,” one UN officer said, as Palestinians return to leveled homes.

Israeli soldier Agam Berger, released Thursday by Hamas after more than 15 months of captivity in the Gaza Strip, is already in Israeli territory, where she will meet her parents, the Israeli army said in a statement.

Crowds in Gaza carry freed Palestinian prisoners on their shoulders after their release from Israel:::: Khan Younis, GazaBuses arrived in the West Bank city of Ramallah carrying some of the 110 Palestinian prisoners to be freed as part of the phased agreement that halted more than 15 months of war in the coastal territory on Jan.