US EditionPalestinians trek across rubble to return to their homes as Gaza ceasefire takes hold
- Palestinians in the Gaza Strip began returning to their homes as a ceasefire deal took hold, despite ongoing shelling and destruction.
- Over 46,000 Palestinians have been killed in the conflict, with more than half being women and children, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.
- The United Nations estimates that 69% of structures in Gaza have been damaged or destroyed, including over 245,000 homes.
- Many families celebrated their return, despite finding devastation and uncertainty about the future of Gaza's reconstruction.
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Gazans ready tent camps for families returning to north after ceasefire
Palestinians in northern Gaza prepared tent encampments for displaced families on Thursday, two days before they were expected to return to their home areas in accordance with the timeline of a ceasefire deal agreed between Israel and Hamas.
‘My neighborhood was one of Gaza's most beautiful. All that’s left is rubble’
Rushing north after the ceasefire to see what remains of their former lives, Gazans find flattened homes, bulldozed graves, and missing bodies. The post ‘My neighborhood was one of the most beautiful in Gaza. All that’s left is rubble’ appeared first on +972 Magazine.
In fifteen months of war, nearly two million Gazans were displaced. With the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel taking effect on Sunday, many of them returned to their homes. Often, there was little left: it is estimated that more than 60 percent of Gaza's buildings have been damaged or destroyed.
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