Massive crowds streamed into the most heavily destroyed part on Monday in accordance with a fragile ceasefire.

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Some troops had been expected to withdraw to allow hundreds of thousands of displaced Gazans to go home. But Israel said the hostage exchange before that step had not gone as agreed. Hamas accused Israel of stalling.