Live: Tens of thousands of Palestinians return to north Gaza after hostage breakthrough

Israel on Monday began allowing Palestinians to return to the heavily destroyed north of the Gaza Strip for the first time since the early weeks of the war, after a deal was reached for Hamas to release six hostages this week, including Arbel Yehud, the civilian at the centre of a row. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments.

Live: Tens of thousands of Palestinians return to north Gaza after hostage breakthrough
Israel on Monday began allowing Palestinians to return to the heavily destroyed north of the Gaza Strip for the first time since the early weeks of the war, after a deal was reached for Hamas to release six hostages this week, including Arbel Yehud, the civilian at the centre of a row. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments.