LIVE BLOG: A Million Palestinians Return to the North as Israeli Politicians Declare ‘Total Surrender’ – Day 479

GAZA GOVERNMENT MEDIA OFFICE:

More than 5,500 government employees from all government bodies, ministries, and institutions are currently working to facilitate the return of displaced persons from the southern and central governorates of Gaza to the northern governorates.

Palestinians in the Gaza and Northern Governorates urgently and immediately need 135,000 tents and caravans.

The destruction caused by the occupation army in the two governorates has exceeded 90%.

We call on the international community, international and UN organizations, and Arab countries to open the crossings and bring in essential supplies to shelter Palestinians.

Tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians are returning to northern Gaza after over 15 months of displacement and genocide. pic.twitter.com/xMHtrvhXmR

— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) January 27, 2025

JORDANIAN FM:

Our relationship with Washington is strategic, but we remain firm on our principles against anything inconsistent with our positions.

Any talk of an alternative homeland is unacceptable and will be firmly opposed.

Our stance against displacement is unwavering. Displacing Palestinians from their land will not bring security to the region.

ISRAEL HAYOM:

The Israeli army is setting up new military posts near Gaza while withdrawing from the Netzarim axis.

These posts aim to create a large buffer zone, preventing Palestinians from approaching Israeli territories.

GAZA AUTHORITIES: Palestinian families have walked 7 kilometers along the coastal Al-Rashid Street, returning north after the ceasefire. Their journey starts at “Taba Al-Nuwairi” near Nuseirat Camp, passes through Zahra City and the Netzarim axis, and ends in Gaza City at Sheikh Ajlin-Nablus Square.

ISRAELI PM:

Hamas is the new Nazis, and we are committed to their final defeat.

The ICC, established post-Holocaust, has tarnished its reputation with its anti-Semitic attacks against Israel.

The Jewish state will always be a safe haven for Jews worldwide.

ISLAMIC JIHAD: “In an extraordinary scene, hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians are returning to northern Gaza. Their return defies those who dreamed of displacing our people and signals the end of any Zionist aspirations to destroy Palestinian resilience.”

Chants, music and Eid Takbeers (the chanting of ‘God is Great’) are heard as nearly one million Palestinians march north, following over 16 months of displacement and genocide. pic.twitter.com/IaEobuiuEU

— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) January 27, 2025

BEN GVIR:

This is not what victory looks like but total surrender.

The return of residents to northern Gaza is a sign of Hamas’ triumph and a humiliating part of this illegitimate deal.

Our soldiers didn’t fight and sacrifice their lives to allow these images. We must resume the war and destroy everything.

STATEMENT: Hamas releases a statement declaring the return of displaced people a major victory for the Palestinian people, confirming the failure and defeat of Israeli occupation and its plans for forced displacement. The statement highlights the images of large crowds returning to their homes as proof of the resilience and steadfastness of Palestinians, demonstrating the failure of Israeli objectives to break the will of the people or achieve their aims of displacement.

Never before have we truly “returned.” Never before have Palestinian refugees from Gaza moved north.

Today, we witness the unimaginable: a million Palestinians—wounded, resilient, and carrying four generations of pain—heading north, waving flags, chanting, and smiling through… pic.twitter.com/n5R7pYwYVp

— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) January 27, 2025