More than 375,000 Palestinians have made their way back to homes in northern Gaza after 15 months on the run because of war.

Note: undated footage] The Nahal Brigade continues its activities in the Beit Hanoun area in the Gaza Strip. As part of these activities, the brigade’s troops uncovered and dismantled multiple sites used to launch rockets toward Israel,

The IDF set its sights on clearing it of terrorist activity over the last month, and it is not the first time it has been cleared; the Beit Hanun problem is symbolic of the wider challenge in Gaza.

The full scale of the humanitarian challenge ahead is emerging as displaced Palestinians return home, writes the BBC's Paul Adams.

Satellite images of Beit Hanoun in northern Gaza are being widely shared online, showing the Star of David marked on the ground.

The Hamas Beit Hanoun Battalion Commander was filmed walking among the rubble as he spoke of Hamas's 'victory' in Gaza. In May the IDF claimed to have eliminated him.

Along the coastal Rashid Street, the scene resembled a flood—with waves upon waves of families carrying their belongings and rushing to return to their homes.

The ceasefire came into effect Sunday after an initial three-hour delay, during which almost 20 more Palestinians were killed, according to medics in the decimated Palestinian territory. Under the terms of the deal,

A visual guide to how much has changed in the Gaza Strip since Israel began its military response to Hamas's attacks on 7 October.

Hamas turned over a list of Israeli hostages, with information on whether they were alive or dead, to be released during the pause in the 15-month war.

Tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians began returning home to northern Gaza on Monday, bracing for what awaits them in a region that has been reduced to rubble by months of brutal bombardment and fighting.

Note: undated footage] This week, the Chief of the General Staff, LTG Herzi Halevi, visited the soldiers of the Nahal Brigade in the Beit Hanoun area of the Gaza Strip and held a situational assessment along with the Commanding Officer of the Southern Command,