Some Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, where Israel has for two years waged a brutal and systematic war against Hamas, are returning home and beginning to reckon with the destruction caused by the conflict.

Palestinian state media outlet WAFA reported that four civilians were killed and that 40 others were reported missing. The IDF conducted a series of strikes targeting a residential building in southwest of Gaza City,

CAIRO — Israel and Hamas have agreed to a pause in their devastating two-year war and the release of the remaining hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners — a breakthrough greeted with joy and relief Thursday but also caution.

Hospitals across the Gaza Strip recorded 65 deaths -- including of two aid seekers -- and 153 injuries in the past 24 hours due to Israeli military actions, the Gaza Ministry of Health reported on Sunday. A total of 67,139 Palestinians have now been killed since the war began in October 2023, the ministry said.

The military also later announced that it killed dozens of terrorists, dismantled tunnel shafts and underground tunnel routes, and located concealed weapons in civilian areas. The Israel Air Force killed Nukhba company commander Hasan Mahmoud Hasan Hussein in a strike in Gaza City on Sunday.

Hospitals say that Israeli strikes overnight killed at least 57 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. Hamas was still considering its response on Thursday to U.S.