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Welcome to the NewsHour.

The slow process of returning dead Israeli hostages home continued today as the fragile ceasefire

between Israel and Hamas holds.

Israel accuses Hamas of stalling the return of hostage remains promised in the ceasefire deal.

Hamas and the Red Cross say Israel's destruction in Gaza has made their recovery nearly impossible.

And as Lela Malana Allen reports again tonight, Palestinians who survived the war are returning to ruins where their homes once stood.

As the skies fell silent in Gaza after a long-awaited ceasefire, the clearing smoke revealed a post-apocalyptic scene.

Once bustling neighborhoods full of life, now a sea of rubble.

Bodies of the people who once lived here scattered along Gaza's seashore

as emergency workers attempted to identify their decayed remains

and restore their dignity in death.

While bulldozers have begun clearing the crushed and hollow ruins of this besieged enclave,

once buzzing with life and community, for many garsens, there is little left to salvage.

Our home was targeted and demolished about a month ago. We were displaced to Daryl Balah.

We came back to the house yesterday and we expected to finally return

to a home to shelter us, but it was completely destroyed.

Mohamed Zaku has finally returned to his home in Gaza City after being forced to flee south

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