{"id":315341,"date":"2026-02-04T21:01:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T21:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/wave-of-emotion-as-first-gazans-use-rafah-crossing-to-return-home-to-loved-ones\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T21:01:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T21:01:14","slug":"wave-of-emotion-as-first-gazans-use-rafah-crossing-to-return-home-to-loved-ones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/wave-of-emotion-as-first-gazans-use-rafah-crossing-to-return-home-to-loved-ones\/","title":{"rendered":"Wave of emotion as first Gazans use Rafah Crossing to return home to loved ones"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/YeeA8-V4jn8\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Wave of emotion as first Gazans use Rafah Crossing to return home to loved ones\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YeeA8-V4jn8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>People torn from friends and relatives told of the &quot;indescribable feeling&quot; of returning to Gaza as Israeli airstrikes claim more lives.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s estimated that more than 40,000 people fled the Strip during the war and these were the first to come back, as Sky&#8217;s Adam Parsons reports.<\/p>\n<p>#gaza #rafah #skynews <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews<\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/<br \/>\nFor more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&#038;hl=en_GB<\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>People torn from friends and relatives told of the &quot;indescribable feeling&quot; of returning to Gaza as Israeli airstrikes claim more lives. 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