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<h1 class="gmail-reader-title">Gaza's victory: Displaced return, Resistance reclaims streets</h1>
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<div class="gmail-reader-estimated-time">January 19, 2025<br></div>
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15 months of Israeli efforts to eliminate the Palestinian Resistance,
the Al-Qassam Brigades emerged in celebration on military vehicles,
greeted by loud cheers and chants of admiration from the people.</p><img src="cid:ii_m63qo3lq0" alt="e32798e9-0f27-494c-bd57-d843cb52b8ab.jpeg" width="439" height="329"><br><div><ul id="gmail-content-slick-0"><div aria-hidden="false"><li>
Palestinian children celebrate the end of the Israeli
Genocide and the Palestinian resistance’s victory in Gaza on January 19,
2025. (@AbujomaaGaza / X)
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<p>After 470 days of relentless Israeli bombardment, <a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/ben-gvir-s-otzma-yehudit-shakes-coalition-with-exit-over-gaz" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Gaza emerged victorious</a>,
its people resilient in the face of brutality. As the ceasefire took
effect, forcibly displaced residents rushed home, returning to their
neighborhoods in the Gaza Strip.</p>
<p>Despite 15 months of Israeli efforts to eliminate the Resistance,
Al-Qassam Brigades came out in celebration in military vehicles. Their
arrival was met with loud cheers and chants of admiration from the
people.</p>
<p>In a symbol of solidarity and loyalty, Gaza’s residents also showed
strong support for Hamas' leader, Mohammad Deif, by chanting slogans in
his favor during the rally.</p>
<p>From Rafah to the northern reaches of Gaza, families rushed back to
their homes, which had been reduced to rubble by Israeli airstrikes.</p>
<p>As soon as the Israeli military withdrew, residents began to return
to the besieged areas. Amid the widespread devastation, Gazans captured
images of the departing military vehicles—vehicles that had failed to
breach northern towns such as Jabalia, Beit Lahia, and Beit Hanoun.</p>
<p>In these towns, Resistance fighters emerged from underground tunnels,
fiercely defending their communities to the very last moment, embodying
a spirit of resilience in the face of overwhelming odds.</p>
<p>In the central Gaza Strip, families returned to their homes in the
Nuseirat refugee camp, while tens of thousands of forcibly displaced
people also made their way back to the city of Rafah in the South.</p>
<p>The triumphant return of Gaza’s displaced was a powerful testament to their endurance, as they reclaimed their homes.</p>
<h2>Israeli reactions to the ceasefire</h2>
<p>On the Israeli side, there were no celebrations, no sense of victory,
and no rallying around the government. Instead, there was widespread
anger and opposition to the agreement, with many viewing it as a
concession that reinforced Hamas’s status as the victor in the war.</p>
<p>Just hours after the ceasefire agreement in Gaza took effect, the
far-right Otzma Yehudit party officially exited "Israel’s" coalition
government, following through on its threat to withdraw if a ceasefire
deal with Hamas was enacted.</p>
<p>Israeli Police Minister<span> </span><a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/gaza-ceasefire-begins--ending-15-months-of-israeli-carnage" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Itamar Ben-Gvir</a>,
Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu, and "Negev, Galilee, and National
Resilience" Minister Yitzhak Wasserlauf all submitted their resignation
letters to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The party issued a
statement confirming that effective immediately, Otzma Yehudit was no
longer part of the coalition.</p>
<p>In his resignation letter to Netanyahu, Ben-Gvir acknowledged the
"significant achievements" during the prime minister's leadership but
criticized the ceasefire deal as a "surrender-to-terror" agreement that
"crosses all ideological red lines." He argued that the ceasefire was "a
complete victory for terrorism" and stated that the party would no
longer support the government on ideological matters.</p>
<h3><strong>Former Israeli general: Hamas is the victor</strong></h3>
<p>After 470 days of relentless attacks on Gaza, aimed at eliminating
Palestinian Resistance, Former IOF Major General Giora Eiland has
admitted that the war ended in a “resounding failure for Israel” and
declared Hamas the victor.</p>
<p>Speaking to <em>Channel 7</em> on Saturday evening, Eiland stated
that “Israel” had failed to achieve its declared objectives. “Hamas will
recover from the severe blow it suffered, not all the hostages will
return, and Israel will not eliminate Hamas’s authority,” he
acknowledged, reinforcing earlier critiques of the war’s outcomes.</p>
<h3><strong>Protests in Tel Aviv over captive exchange deal</strong></h3>
<p>Ahead of the ceasefire’s implementation, Tel Aviv saw widespread
protests by settlers opposing the prisoner exchange deal. Demonstrators
clashed with police, who deployed skunk water to disperse the crowds.</p>
<p>According to Israeli media, protesters expressed outrage over the
agreement, demanding its cancellation. They argued that the deal “will
release hundreds of Palestinian detainees, erase the achievements of the
war, and pave the way for another attack similar to October 7.”</p>
<p><strong>Read next:<span> </span><a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/divisions-in--israel--over-gaza-war-prompt-election-demands" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Divisions in 'Israel' over Gaza war prompt election demands petition</a></strong></p></div></div></div>
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