• A Palestinian woman wipes her face in her damaged home after returning to Beit Hanoun town. Finbarr O’Reilly / Reuters
    A Palestinian woman wipes her face in her damaged home after returning to Beit Hanoun town. Finbarr O’Reilly / Reuters
  • A general view shows destruction in part of the northern Beit Hanun district. Marco Longari / AFP Photo
    A general view shows destruction in part of the northern Beit Hanun district. Marco Longari / AFP Photo
  • A Palestinian man sits outside his destroyed house in Beit Hanoun. Oliver Weiken / EPA
    A Palestinian man sits outside his destroyed house in Beit Hanoun. Oliver Weiken / EPA
  • Palestinians sit on the remains of their destroyed homes after returning. Finbarr O’Reilly / Reuters
    Palestinians sit on the remains of their destroyed homes after returning. Finbarr O’Reilly / Reuters
  • A Palestinian woman searches for her belongings in the Shejaia neighbourhood. Mohammed Salem / Reuters
    A Palestinian woman searches for her belongings in the Shejaia neighbourhood. Mohammed Salem / Reuters
  • Palestinians look at destroyed houses after returning to the Shejaia neighbourhood. Mohammed Salem / Reuters
    Palestinians look at destroyed houses after returning to the Shejaia neighbourhood. Mohammed Salem / Reuters
  • The Egypt-brokered ceasefire, agreed between Israel and Hamas-led militant groups, began at 8am. Both sides agreed to refrain from fighting and hold indirect talks in Cairo on a permanent truce. Oliver Weiken / EPA
    The Egypt-brokered ceasefire, agreed between Israel and Hamas-led militant groups, began at 8am. Both sides agreed to refrain from fighting and hold indirect talks in Cairo on a permanent truce. Oliver Weiken / EPA
  • Palestinians sit next to their destroyed house after returning to the Shejaia neighbourhood. Mohammed Salem / Reuters
    Palestinians sit next to their destroyed house after returning to the Shejaia neighbourhood. Mohammed Salem / Reuters

The National

In pictures: Gaza falls silent as three-day truce holds

Mark Asquith

August 05, 2014

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Gaza fell silent Tuesday after a month of intense combat between Israel and Hamas, as a 72-hour truce came into effect, giving Gazans time to take stock of their battered neighbourhoods.

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