After a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas was announced, buildings reduced to rubble were all that was left for thousands of displaced Palestinians in Gaza.

After the ceasefire came into force Gaza residents celebrated, but many of those returning are facing devastation.

Columns of people hundreds strong were making their way home in northern Gaza on Sunday, flanked on both sides by countless buildings turned to rubble, as a ceasefire took effect in the Palestinian territory.

We came here at six in the morning to find massive, unprecedented destruction,” said Walid Abu Jiab, a displaced Gazan who returned to his home in Jabalia. “There is nothing left in the north worth living for,