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In Pictures: Families return to destroyed homes in Gaza

25 November 2023 13:52 GMT

Families in Gaza are starting to return to their homes and are looking for their loved ones on the second day of the temporary truce. 

Many areas in the al-Shati camp in Gaza City have been reduced to rubble in the seven weeks of ongoing Israeli bombardment. 

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Palestinians in Gaza City attempt to collect their belongings from the rubble and aftermath of Israeli bombing (MEE/Mohammed al-Hajjar)

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Palestinians try to salvage their belongings while returning to destroyed homes (MEE/Mohammed al-Hajjar)

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Palestinians return home during the second day of the four-day truce in Gaza (MEE/Mohammed al-Hajjar)

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A mother holds her child amid destruction caused by Israeli air strikes (MEE/Mohammed al-Hajjar)