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Welcome to the News Hour. For the first time in more than six months, the guns have gone silent

in Gaza, and Palestinians and Israelis are saying tonight they hope this ceasefire will prove

to be the end of the war.

Israeli troops repositioned inside Gaza and are preparing for Hamas to release the Israeli hostages promised for early next week. And as Nick Schifrin reports, Palestinians use the respite from

relentless bombing to start picking up the pieces.

On Gaza's coastal road today, it's time to go home,

even if their destination is beyond recognition.

Tens of thousands all displaced multiple times for two years

headed north to Gaza City as the ceasefire took effect.

God willing, this will be the last war we see.

There is nothing left of us.

They walked, rolled, were pulled, traveled by any means necessary,

hoping they were driving toward peace.

Praise be to God.

I'm very happy to have returned to my land and my home, even though it's been bombed and destroyed.

Not just homes have been destroyed.

Entire neighborhoods. In some cases, entire cities.

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