Storyline: Hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians are returning to their neighborhoods in the Gaza Strip, only to find themselves desperately scouring the ruins for their relatives and loved ones, hoping to recover their remains from beneath the rubble. With the continued success of the first phase of the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip between Israel and Hamas, Palestinian civil defense teams are expanding their efforts to search for the bodies of the missing dead along with the families of the Palestinian victims. Amir, one of the Palestinians whose extended family homes were bombed by the Israeli army, killing 73 of them, told China Global Television Network (CGTN) that he is still trying daily to reach the bodies of his relatives who were trapped under the rubble in the Al-Zeitoun neighborhood east of Gaza City. Palestinian Civil Defense crews announced that they succeeded this week in recovering the bodies of 20 other Palestinians who were trapped under the rubble of their homes, bringing the number of bodies recovered since the ceasefire began last month in the Gaza Strip to 488 Palestinians. Ahmed, a Palestinian whose extended family numbered around 100 people, lost the majority of his relatives in a devastating Israeli bombardment of their residential neighborhood in the Al-Sabra area of Gaza City. At least 2,840 bodies were melted and there are no traces of them, said Mahmoud Basal. The Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement in Gaza came into effect on January 19, after more than 15 months of deadly strikes. The Gaza deal includes a 42-day initial phase of truce, during which a total of 33 hostages and hundreds of Palestinians held in Israeli jails are to be released. Shotlist: Gaza Strip - Feb 7, 2025: 1. Various of heavy machine working; 2. Various of displaced people searching for remains; 3. Remains in rubble; 4. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Amir, victims' relatives (full name not given): "Yesterday, we were able to extract two bodies and today other remains here in this area, one of them was almost decomposed, we are trying to extract them but it is difficult because the necessary capabilities are not available, as you can see the floors collapsed on top of each other. Over there under that roof are still 32 martyrs trapped under the rubble." 5. Various of displaced people, damaged buildings, remains in rubble; 6. Civil defense team member; 7. Sign reading "Civil Defence; 102"; 8. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Mahmoud Basal, spokesperson, Palestinian Civil Defense: "More than 10,000 martyrs are still trapped, and our crews since the ceasefire began are still carrying out the tasks of retrieving the bodies of the trapped, we are talking about hundreds who were retrieved from the roads and houses that we were able to work under, after the withdrawal of the Israeli vehicles our work became better, but the biggest obstacle is that we need heavy equipment to continue our work." 9. Various of man searching remains in rubble; 10. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Ahmed, victims' relatives (full name not given): "With our bare hands we cannot retrieve the martyrs from under the rubble. This rubble has been there since the beginning of the war and the first truce. Up until this moment, we have not been able to bury our sons to rest. Their bones are still under this rubble, we are in pain because we cannot do anything." 11. Various of damaged buildings, residents walking on street. [Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland]