Gaza receives 54 Palestinian bodies and boxes of remains after Israeli custody

The ceasefire, announced by the United States in January, includes provisions for additional Israeli withdrawals from Gaza and the launch of reconstruction efforts.

The United Nations has estimated the cost of rebuilding the enclave at around 70 billion dollars.

Meanwhile, despite an ongoing US-brokered ceasefire, 21 Palestinians, including women and children, were killed and others injured early on Wednesday by Israeli strikes targeting displacement tents, a house, and a gathering of civilians in Gaza, as per medical sources.

The Palestine Red Crescent Society said two people, including a paramedic, were killed and 12 others wounded in shelling that targeted the area around Street 5 in the al Mawasi area of Khan Younis in southern Gaza.

The wounded were taken to the Red Crescent’s field hospital in al Mawasi, the organisation added.