Everywhere in the worst affected areas in Gaza families come home to houses completely destroyed by Israeli soldiers. A family lives in the remains of their house in al-Atatra in Gaza City.

The Israeli-Hamas war lasted for 22 days, and in the wake of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, surviving Palestinians returned to homes crushed beyond repair and mourning of lost relatives. 13 Israelis and more than 1300 Palestinians were killed.