Hamas’ re-emergence has taken many Gazans by surprise, making them wonder what a post-war Gaza would look like. It also raised questions about whether Israel will ever succeed in dismantling the Pales

As the long-awaited ceasefire comes into effect, here’s a look – in 6 graphics – at what Gaza is like after 15 months of war.

"I returned yesterday and stayed next to the rubble of the house, not knowing where to go," 19-year-old Mohamed Abu Ghaly told ABC News.

The ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas stretched into a fifth day on Thursday. Humanitarian aid groups are working to surge food and supplies to the war-ravaged territory as Palestinians scour through mountains of rubble.

Israel says troops fired on masked gunmen in Gaza, but it remains committed to the ceasefire as it continues a new offensive in the West Bank.

For all the military might Israel deployed in Gaza, it failed to remove Hamas from power, one of its central war aims.

Wissam, 40, has seen dozens of bodies pulled from the rubble in Gaza in the desperate search for her missing husband.The Palestinian mother-of-four has also trawled through 2,000 photos of unidentified corpses killed in the 15-month war – that have been diligently documented by Gaza’s medics – in an album at her nearest main hospital.

As the Gaza ceasefire takes hold, aid workers caution that the toughest challenges are yet to come, describing the truce as only the first step on a long road to recovery.

Hamas gunmen are guarding aid convoys in Gaza, and its police patrol city streets, sending a clear message: Hamas remains in charge.

The ceasefire came into effect Sunday after an initial three-hour delay, during which almost 20 more Palestinians were killed, according to medics in the decimated Palestinian territory. Under the terms of the deal,

In Gaza, a ceasefire continues as humanitarian aid pours in, but Israeli tank fire kills two Palestinians. There's a significant toll on children, with many in need of mental health support. Meanwhile,