After Israel's approval, a ceasefire and hostage exchange agreement came into effect on Sunday. Following the ceasefire decision, the Israel Defense Forces began to withdraw from the regions. Thousands of Gazans started to return to their homes in the area where Israeli soldiers had withdrawn after the ceasefire. The people expressed their disappointment in the face of the massive destruction they encountered. GAZANS ARE ANXIOUSThe United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) announced that 436,000 buildings were destroyed and 276,000 structures were damaged following Israel's attacks. Gazans returning to search for their homes, which were reduced to rubble, expressed their concerns about how they would manage among the debris. "NOTHING LEFT EXCEPT A KEY FROM MY HOUSE"After the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, Nadia abu Khalub, who came to the area where her house is located in North Gaza, said, "The entire area was bombed, and the destruction affected everything. Nothing is left from my house except a key," highlighting the scale of the disaster. THE BILL IN GAZA IS HEAVYFor the reconstruction of Gaza, which has been under Israeli attacks for 15 months, a bill of between 40 billion and 80 billion dollars is anticipated. It is reported that the exact figures will only be available if teams can assess the damage on-site, while according to the United Nations, cleaning up an estimated 42 million tons of debris will take at least 10 months and cost around 1.2 billion dollars.
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