As some filmed the ruins, others rushed to help Hamas's Gaza Civil Defense teams recover bodies from beneath the debris. Spokesman Mahmoud Basal told the BBC that eight bodies were pulled out from northern Gaza on Friday morning, as rescue teams continue searching "with very limited means" in other areas.

Thousands of Palestinians returned home after Israeli troops pulled back, as part of President Trump’s peace deal. Hamas is required to release its hostages by Monday. NBC News’ Richard Engel reports.

As a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas begins to take hold in Gaza, members of Manitoba's Palestinian community are hopeful that displaced families can be reunited with loved ones who fled to Canada to escape the humanitarian crisis in the war-torn strip.

Under the first phase of the new cease-fire deal, all living hostages in Gaza are expected to be released in the next 24 hours in exchange for about 2,000 Palestinians imprisoned by Israel.

By midday on Friday, Israeli tanks had withdrawn from al-Rashid Road, which stretches from southern to northern Gaza and had previously been blocked to prevent displaced people from returning home. As soon as the troops withdrew, thousands of people were seen flooding back to Gaza City on foot along the road.

Hundreds of thousands gather in Tel Aviv as Palestinians continue to return to Gaza City after the Israeli withdrawal.