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Destruction in Gaza city. AFP
Cancer patients and injured people from Gaza arrive at Abu Dhabi International Airport. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Palestinians gather to receive flour distributed by the UN during a temporary truce between Hamas and Israel, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. Reuters
A Palestinian man carries flour bags distributed by UNRWA. Reuters
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Palestinian detainee Khalil Zama hugs a relative after being released from an Israeli jail, at his home in Halhul in the occupied West Bank. AFP
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Tal Almog-Goldstein in a bus after he was released by Hamas. AFP
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Members of the Al Qassam Brigades handing Israeli hostages over to officials from the International Committee of the Red Cross in Gaza. AFP
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Palestinians fleeing northern Gaza move south as aid convoys head in the opposite direction, near Gaza city. Reuters
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A helicopter carrying Israeli hostages released by Hamas lands in Petah Tikva, Israel. Getty Images
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Israeli military patrolling the Gaza Strip during a temporary truce. Reuters
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View of what the Israeli military says are lorries carrying humanitarian aid being transported to Gaza, at a location given as the Nitzana border crossing. Reuters
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US President Joe Biden speaks about the release of hostages from Gaza, in Nantucket, Massachusetts. AFP
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A Red Cross bus carries Palestinians detainees released from Israeli jails in exchange for hostages released by Hamas, in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank. AFP
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Yahel Shoham, three, and Sharon Avigdori, released Israeli hostages, interact shortly after their arrival in Israel. Reuters
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Palestinians walk among the rubble, as they inspect houses destroyed in Israeli strikes. Reuters
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Palestinian women bake on wood fire outside their damaged homes in Khezaa district, near Khan Younis. AFP
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Damage in Khezaa district after weeks of Israeli bombardment. AFP
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Israeli soldiers who have recently left the Gaza Strip organise their equipment. Getty Images
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Destruction in Gaza city. AFP
Cancer patients and injured people from Gaza arrive at Abu Dhabi International Airport. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Palestinians gather to receive flour distributed by the UN during a temporary truce between Hamas and Israel, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. Reuters
A Palestinian man carries flour bags distributed by UNRWA. Reuters
A Palestinian woman presents her ration card to receive food. Reuters
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Palestinian detainee Khalil Zama hugs a relative after being released from an Israeli jail, at his home in Halhul in the occupied West Bank. AFP
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Tal Almog-Goldstein in a bus after he was released by Hamas. AFP
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Members of the Al Qassam Brigades handing Israeli hostages over to officials from the International Committee of the Red Cross in Gaza. AFP
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Palestinians fleeing northern Gaza move south as aid convoys head in the opposite direction, near Gaza city. Reuters
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A helicopter carrying Israeli hostages released by Hamas lands in Petah Tikva, Israel. Getty Images
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Israeli military patrolling the Gaza Strip during a temporary truce. Reuters
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View of what the Israeli military says are lorries carrying humanitarian aid being transported to Gaza, at a location given as the Nitzana border crossing. Reuters
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US President Joe Biden speaks about the release of hostages from Gaza, in Nantucket, Massachusetts. AFP
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A Red Cross bus carries Palestinians detainees released from Israeli jails in exchange for hostages released by Hamas, in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank. AFP
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Yahel Shoham, three, and Sharon Avigdori, released Israeli hostages, interact shortly after their arrival in Israel. Reuters
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Palestinians walk among the rubble, as they inspect houses destroyed in Israeli strikes. Reuters
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Palestinian women bake on wood fire outside their damaged homes in Khezaa district, near Khan Younis. AFP
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Damage in Khezaa district after weeks of Israeli bombardment. AFP
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Israeli soldiers who have recently left the Gaza Strip organise their equipment. Getty Images
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Destruction in Gaza city. AFP
'Killing of children recommences in Gaza', UN says, as temporary truce expires
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