PHOTOS: With ceasefire in effect, thousands trek to northern Gaza

(NewsNation) — Thousands of displaced Palestinians began the travel home to bluish Gaza connected Friday aft a ceasefire with Israel went into effect.

Fadel Mghari, a freelance photojournalist based successful Gaza, captured the moments aft the ceasefire was announced successful the Netzarim Axis, adjacent the Mediterranean Sea.

Also referred to arsenic the Netzarim Corridor, the astir 4-mile roadworthy divides bluish Gaza from the remainder of the Strip. It was built by the Israeli Defense Forces successful 2023 and was utilized to transportation retired raids during the war.

In 1 image, a antheral tin beryllium seen sprinting toward Gaza City with a wide smile.

A antheral runs toward Gaza City connected Oct. 10, 2025. (Fadel Mghari)

The IDF issued a connection on societal media Friday morning, announcing “The Ceasefire Agreement Came Into Effect astatine 12:00,” and adding that “Since 12:00, IDF troops began positioning themselves on the updated deployment lines successful mentation for the ceasefire statement and the instrumentality of hostages."

The subject said its troops would proceed to “remove immoderate contiguous threat.”

The ceasefire signals an extremity to Israel’s two-year warfare with Hamas, which broke retired aft the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks, successful which Hamas killed astir 1,200 radical and took astir 250 others hostage.

According to Gaza wellness officials, much than 60,000 Palestinians person been killed successful the fighting, and astatine slightest fractional are believed to beryllium women and children. 

NewsNation's Meg Hilling contributed to this report.