The opening was delayed for two days over a dispute between Hamas and Israel, which said the militant group had changed the order of the hostages it released in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.

He suggested various ways in which the combat tactics from the Gaza Strip could be implemented in the northern West Bank.

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Palestinians were allowed to return to northern Gaza for the first time since the start of Israel's war, with similar scenes in southern Lebanon.

Qatar and the U.S. announced the ceasefire on Wednesday, but the deal hung in limbo for more than a day as Netanyahu insisted there were last-minute snags he blamed on

Israel on Monday began allowing Palestinians to return to the heavily destroyed north of the Gaza Strip for the first time since the early weeks of the 15-month war with Hamas, in accordance with a fragile ceasefire.

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Qatar and the U.S. announced the ceasefire on Wednesday, but the deal hung in limbo for more than a day as Netanyahu insisted there were last-minute snags he blamed on

The United States, Egypt and Qatar have mediated the long-running efforts to halt the fighting in the ravaged territory.

The UN estimates that reconstruction work in the Gaza Strip will cost $80 billion, 25 times more than after Operation Protective Edge in 2014. The particularly high cost stems from the fact that about 69% of the buildings in the Gaza Strip (more than 170,000) have been destroyed, including about 90% of the housing units.

Israel's full Cabinet met Friday on a Gaza ceasefire deal after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed an agreement to pause the 15-month war with Hamas and release dozens of hostages.