As the truce between Hamas and Israel takes effect on Friday, Palestinians inspecting their neighbourhoods find their city in ruins and wounded civilians sheltering at al-Shifa hospital are still waiting for a way out
A Palestinian family walking through destroyed neighbourhoods in Gaza City on 24 November 2023 as the temporary truce between Hamas and the Israeli army takes effect (MEE/Mohammed al-Hajjar)
The gate of the damaged headquarters of the Palestinian legislative council in Gaza pictured on 24 November 2023, following intensive Israeli air strikes on the northern Gaza Strip (MEE/Mohammed al-Hajjar)
People walk next to destroyed buildings in Gaza City on 24 November 2023 (MEE/Mohammed al-Hajjar)
A man standing in the yard of a UN school that was used by Israeli soldiers during the fighting with Hamas, but is now vacated, 24 November 2023 (MEE/Mohammed al-Hajjar)
A wounded Palestinian man sitting outside the emergency department of al-Shifa hospital on 24 November 20233 (MEE/Mohammed al-Hajjar)
Wounded civilians on hospital beds at al-Shifa medical complex on 24 November 20233 (MEE/Mohammed al-Hajjar)
Wounded children among dozens who are still at al-Shifa hospital as of 24 November 2023 (MEE/Mohammed al-Hajjar)
A man carrying the coffin of a dead child in Gaza City, on 24 November 20233 (MEE/Mohammed al-Hajjar)
A park in Gaza City destroyed after Israeli air strikes, as pictured on 24 November 20233 (MEE/Mohammed al-Hajjar)
The destroyed front of a wedding dress shop in Gaza City, on 24 November 20233 (MEE/Mohammed al-Hajjar)
A damaged mosque pictured in Gaza City as a result of Israeli air strikes, 24 November 2023 (MEE/Mohammed al-Hajjar)
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