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Is this what it sounds like when a war ends?

The families of the remaining hostages and people in Gaza

welcoming the announcement of a ceasefire

and the beginning of a longer-term plan for peace

and reconstruction of what has become a nightmare place. But we've had ceasefires and hostage releases

before and then the death and destruction has resumed. And why is so much more hope being

invested in this pretty complicated sounding plan.

And what's actually in it?

Step into the briefing room and together we'll find out.

First, what's left of Gaza?

To what extent after two years of bombing and fighting is this a functioning region?

Here with me is Rushdie Abu alof, BBC Gaza correspondent, now based in Turkey.

Rushdie, we've all seen the images or heard the descriptions of the destruction in Gaza.

You witnessed some of it for yourself.

It's hard to get a grasp on whether anything could possibly be working in a situation

like, or anything still functions.

Can you tell us which areas of Gaza have suffered the most destruction?

And are there any areas that have been relatively unaffected?

So if we divide Gaza into three areas, the most affected area is far south.

Raffa has almost completely destroyed, then less destruction in the north, about maybe 80, 70% in some

area, 80% in other area.

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