میدل-ایست-آیMore than 500,000 people return to Gaza City following ceasefire
More than 500,000 people return to Gaza City following ceasefire
More than 500,000 people have returned to Gaza City after a ceasefire was declared in the enclave, the civil defence agency said on Saturday.
Mahmud Bassal, a spokesman for the civil defence, said there had been a mass movement following the apparent end of Israel's assault on Friday.
"More than half a million people have returned to Gaza [City] since yesterday," he said, according to AFP.
As the dust settles amid hopes that the current round of conflict is over, Palestinians have started taking stock of two years of war.
More than 67,000 people have been killed by Israel's bombardment, which has also left most of Gaza in ruins.
The civil defence said on Saturday that 9,500 people were still missing under the rubble across Gaza.
Its teams have already begun rescue operations, recovering the bodies of some 155 people so far.
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