Breaking news: Israel and Gaza: The world is in lockdown! The ceasefire has begun: Netanyahu has reached the bottom

Two hours after the ceasefire, the French news agency published the first pictures from southern Gaza.

Palestinians who took refuge in UN schools or other facilities due to Israeli bombing are returning to their homes in groups. Within minutes, some would face their homes reduced to rubble by bombs dropped by Israeli warplanes.

People riding in cars, people carrying their luggage on a horse-drawn carriage, people carrying their cats on their shoulders, enter the frame.

“My first desire is to get some sleep!”

Speaking to Al Jazeera, Khaled Hawz, a Gaza resident, said when asked what he wanted to do after the ceasefire came into effect: “Get some sleep”:

“This is the first thing I want to do. I’m tired of the constant bombardment.”

Al Jazeera correspondent Hani Mahmoud mentioned in a report from Khan Yunis that there was a feeling of happiness in Gaza, but the Israeli army’s statement that the war would continue after the ceasefire this morning overshadowed this happiness. According to the reporter, the Israeli army’s announcement was very devastating and frustrating for the Palestinians who were preparing to inspect their homes or wondering who among their family members remained.

Another Al Jazeera correspondent, Tariq Abu Azoum, said that they did not hear the sound of Israeli drones for the first time since the beginning of the war.

The Israeli army also issued a warning to those wishing to immigrate from northern Gaza to southern Gaza, asking them not to return to the north.

The Arab warnings that fell from the sky included the phrase, “The war is not over yet. Do not think about moving from the south to the north, as you will expose yourself to danger.”