A generation has been traumatized in Gaza, with one million children requiring mental health and psychosocial support, says a UN official.

Three hostages were released from Hamas captivity in Gaza and returned to Israel on Sunday, as a highly anticipated ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came into effect.

Thousands of Gazans have begun to travel back to the homes they evacuated earlier in the war. View on euronews

The Security Council met on Thursday afternoon in New York to discuss the life-threatening dangers faced by Palestinian children – thousands of whom have been killed during the war in Gaza. UN relief chief Tom Fletcher said a whole generation had been traumatised,

More than 630 trucks with basic supplies entered the Strip on Sunday and 915 on Monday, although agencies warn that the enormous needs of the population require greater speed

Hostage families give update as Palestinians return home to ‘total destruction’ - Freed British-Israeli hostage Emily Damari is in high spirits, her mother said in her first statement since her releas

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomed the start of the ceasefire and the release of hostages in Gaza, expressing the UN's readiness to support the implementation

Unrwa's Gaza director says rebuilding homes, infrastructure and people's lives will "take an awful lot of time".

Gazan brothers are killed days after the ceasefire was announced, as a tense Middle East awaits more hostages releases this weekend and more violence in Israel's bloody West Bank operation

After 15 months of collective grief and anxiety, three Israeli hostages left Hamas captivity and returned to Israel, and dozens of Palestinian prisoners walked free from Israeli jail, leaving both Israelis and Palestinians torn between celebration and trepidation as the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took hold

JERUSALEM — Since the ceasefire began, Reem ... needs are staggering,” U.N. humanitarian affairs chief Tom Fletcher said in a release. “This is a moment of tremendous hope — fragile ...

UN reports significant aid influx in Gaza, with 915 trucks entering territory, as humanitarian needs remain staggering.