Returning to ruins: photos of Palestinian families going home

Abdel Kareem Hana,Yousef Al Zanoun,Jehad Alshrafi,Emilio Morenatti

Friday 10 October 2025 19:58 BST

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Palestinian families who have been displaced by Israel's two-year war on Hamas have started returning to their destroyed homes in Gaza after the Israeli military announced a ceasefire with Hamas.

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Returning to ruins: photos of Palestinian families going home

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