In pictures: Palestinians return to piles of rubble following Gaza ceasefire

Around 91,000 Palestinians have been displaced, with 14,000 housing units damaged, after the Israeli bombardment of the besieged enclave, according to the UN

Published date: Vendredi 21 mai 2021 - 20:47 | Last update: 3 années 5 mois ago

After a ceasefire came into effect in the early morning of Friday, Palestinians whose residences had been destroyed by Israeli air strikes began to return to see what was left of their homes

After a ceasefire came into effect in the early hours of Friday morning, Palestinians poured onto rubble-filled streets across Gaza as they returned to see what was left of their homes after 11 days of aerial bombardment by Israel (All photos by Mohammed al-Hajjar/MEE).

Carrying what belongings they were able to escape the bombardment with, Palestinian families sought to assess the damage done to their homes

Carrying what belongings they were able to escape with, Palestinians sought to assess what damage had been inflicted on their homes and neighbourhoods.

A woman cleans away the rubble and debris from her home, as another woman looks on while sitting on a large piece of building wall ripped from the building's structure

A woman works to clear the rubble and debris from her home, as another woman sits on a large piece of concrete ripped from the building's structure.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on the international community to unite in providing assistance to reconstruction efforts in Gaza.

A woman sits in the demolished ruins of her home, which had been bombed by an Israeli air strike

A woman sits in the demolished ruins of her home, bombed by an Israeli air strike.

A child stands in the wreckage of her neighbourhood in the Gaza Strip.

Israeli air strikes - which killed at least 243 Palestinians including including 66 children and 39 women - also wiped out entire residential buildings

The Israeli air strikes, which killed at least 243 Palestinians including including 66 children and 39 women, wiped out entire residential buildings.

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In pictures: Palestinians return to piles of rubble following Gaza ceasefire

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