'We want to raise our children': Life in Gaza after hostages and prisoners released

Trucks carrying aid were seen driving through a market in Khan Younis after Palestinian detainees and prisoners were reunited with their families as part of a ceasefire deal that started on Monday.

"We are tired and we want to raise our children," said a Gaza resident hoping for stability and a revival of the economy in the region.

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) - which is currently assessing reconstruction needs in Gaza - said over 80% of all buildings in the territory are destroyed or damaged.

The IDF says it has identified the bodies of four hostages returned by Hamas, naming two as Bipin Joshi and Guy Illouz, but families have expressed anger that the bodies of up to 24 other hostages have not been returned.

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