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Jabaliya, northern Gaza Strip – 19 January 2025
1. Various of dozens of people walking among rubble returning to their homes
2. Various top shots of destruction in Jabaliya
3. Various of people carrying their belongings and walking among destruction
4. Top shot of people walking near destroyed buildings
STORYLINE:
In the urban Jabaliya refugee camp in northern Gaza, residents returned to find their homes reduced to rubble on Sunday.
Most of the camp, which was part of Israel’s latest ground offensive last year, has been destroyed.
Associated Press footage showed houses and structures flattened to the ground.
A ceasefire in the Gaza Strip took effect on Sunday as Hamas released the first three female hostages it held for 15 months of the devastating war, in exchange for 90 Palestinians prisoners in Israel.
Brokered by mediators the United States, Qatar and Egypt in months of indirect talks between the warring sides, the ceasefire is the second truce achieved in the devastating conflict.
The Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023, attack on southern Israel killed some 1,200 people and left some 250 others captive. Nearly 100 hostages remain in Gaza.
Israel responded with an offensive that has killed more than 46,000 Palestinians, according to local health officials, who do not distinguish between civilians and militants but say women and children make up more than half the dead.
Some 90% of Gaza’s population has been displaced. The United Nations says homes, the health system, road networks and other vital infrastructure have been badly damaged. Rebuilding — if the ceasefire reaches its final phase — will take several years at least. Major questions about Gaza’s future, political and otherwise, remain unresolved.
Production by Wafaa Shurafa
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