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.

Hamas's October 7 attack, the deadliest in Israel's history, resulted in the deaths of 1,210 people. Israel's retaliatory campaign destroyed much of Gaza, killing at least 46,913 people, most of them civilians, according to figures from the Hamas-run territory's health ministry.

Columns of people hundreds strong were making their way northward from Gaza City to Jabalia on Sunday, flanked on both sides