Millions of Gazans have remained without proper housing since the war, according to the United Nations.
Haitham Salem spent 11 months held by Israel without charge and said he endured beatings and abuse. He was released as part of the cease-fire deal, longing to return to his family.
Since the cease-fire took effect, Israel says it has targeted only militants. But death can come for Gazans while on a family outing or sleeping in a tent.
Hamas said the attack on Saturday was a breach of the truce. The militant group did not comment on Israel’s claim to have killed one of its members.
Israel’s military said it had launched attacks across Gaza after Palestinian militants shot at its troops. The six-week-old cease-fire has been pierced periodically by bursts of violence.
There are many questions about whether a plan to rebuild Israeli-held parts of the enclave is feasible or doomed from the outset.
Residents who have gone back to the battered north of the territory after the cease-fire say it is a wasteland that will take years to rebuild.
Residents who have gone back to the battered north of the territory after the cease-fire say it is a wasteland that will take years to rebuild.
A video this week captured Hamas fighters in Gaza executing Palestinian rivals as the militant group tries to assert that it is still the dominant force in the territory after two years of war with Israel.
A video this week captured Hamas fighters in Gaza executing Palestinian rivals as the militant group tries to assert that it is still the dominant force in the territory after two years of war with Israel.