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Palestinians sit amid the rubble of destroyed homes in Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza, on May 22, 2021. Getty
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A view of the aftermath of Israeli air strikes in Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza, taken on May 22, 2021. Getty
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Palestinians walk around Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza, on May 22, 2021. Getty
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A Palestinian woman looks at the rubble of destroyed homes in Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza, on May 22, 2021. Getty
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Palestinians walk around Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza, on May 22, 2021. Getty
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Palestinians walk around Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza, on May 22, 2021. Getty
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Palestinians gather amid the rubble of destroyed homes in Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza, on May 22, 2021. Getty
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A badly damaged Palestinian home in Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza, on May 22, 2021. Getty
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A Palestinian woman and a cat sit in a ruined kitchen in a home in Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza, on May 22, 2021. Getty
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People enjoy the beachfront in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Saturday, May 22, 2021. AP
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Palestinians sit amid the rubble of destroyed homes in Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza, on May 22, 2021. Getty
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A view of the aftermath of Israeli air strikes in Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza, taken on May 22, 2021. Getty
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Palestinians walk around Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza, on May 22, 2021. Getty
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A Palestinian woman looks at the rubble of destroyed homes in Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza, on May 22, 2021. Getty
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Palestinians walk around Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza, on May 22, 2021. Getty
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Palestinians walk around Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza, on May 22, 2021. Getty
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Palestinians gather amid the rubble of destroyed homes in Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza, on May 22, 2021. Getty
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A badly damaged Palestinian home in Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza, on May 22, 2021. Getty
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A Palestinian woman and a cat sit in a ruined kitchen in a home in Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza, on May 22, 2021. Getty
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People enjoy the beachfront in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Saturday, May 22, 2021. AP
Hamas holds victory parade as anti-Netanyahu march decries ‘pointless war’
The 11-day conflict came to an end on Friday after Egyptian mediation and the people of Gaza have begun to pick up the pieces
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