Gazans begin searching for people under rubble on day two of ceasefire

Palestinians returning to the war-devastated Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip/ Picture:  Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP via Getty Images.

Palestinians began searching on Monday for thousands of Gazans believed still buried under rubble, as residents expressed shock at the devastation wrought by 15 months of war on the enclave on the second day of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

The truce in the 15-month-old conflict, which has laid waste to the Gaza Strip and inflamed the Middle East, took effect on Sunday with the release of the first three hostages held by Hamas and 90 Palestinians freed from Israeli jails.