Around 200,000 people have returned to Gaza's north under ceasefire, civil defence agency says
• Oct 9, 2025, 11:01 PM
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Roughly 200,000 people have returned to northern Gaza since the ceasefire began earlier on Friday, a spokesman for the Gaza civil defence agency said as Israel began pulling back its forces from the famine-hit Palestinian territory. The agency is a rescue force that operates under Hamas authority. Read our liveblog to see how the day's events unfolded.
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