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,

A family in Gaza returns home after 15 nightmarish months of displacement. After 477 days of hell -- fleeing the length of the Gaza Strip, hiding from bombardment, sweltering in tents, scrounging for food and water,

Joyous crowds of Palestinians, some holding babies or pushing wheelchairs, walked along a seaside road all day and into the night, carrying bedrolls, bottles of water and other belongings.