Palestinians blocked from northern Gaza over ceasefire dispute

Palestinians gather with their belongings near a roadblock as they wait to return to their homes in northern Gaza (Mohammad Abu Samra/AP)

Israel kept thousands of Palestinians from returning to their homes in northern Gaza on Sunday as it accused Hamas of violating a fragile ceasefire by changing the order of hostages it has released.

Local health officials said Israeli forces fired on the crowd, killing two people and wounding nine.