Palestinians return home to northern Gaza after more than a year

A bulldozer works to open the al Rashid main road for Palestinians who are returning from the southern parts of the Gaza Strip to the north Picture: Abed Hajjar/AP

Palestinians have been allowed to return home to the largely destroyed region of northern Gaza after more than 12 months of besiegement by Israel.

Israel’s withdrawal comes in the wake of a fragile ceasefire brokered with Hamas in recent months.