'All I want is a grave for them'

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Gazans dig out bodies from city ruins

Palestinian man Atef Jundiya searches for the graves and bodies of his father, brother, and brother-in-law, at Shejaia cemetery, which was flattened by Israeli tanks and bulldozers during the war.

Atef Jundiya searches for the graves and bodies of his father, brother and brother-in-law at Shejaia cemetery. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alka

Guns may have fallen silent in Gaza, but for many people the agony is not over.

The Palestinian Civil Emergency Service and medical staff have recovered around 200 bodies since the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel came into effect on Sunday. Civil defense estimates the bodies of around 10,000 Palestinians are yet to be found and buried.

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