Palestinians return to Khan Younis as Israel quits city

By Nathan Morley

Khan Younis has been under Israeli attack for months - the city and surrounding area are largely wrecked, with little or no functioning infrastructure.

However, Israel's military stressed a "significant force" would remain in Gaza, with the defense minister saying troops had to plan for future operations.

With that in mind, commentators are calling the pull-out ‘tactical,’ rather than a sign the conflict may be drawing closer to its end.

Truce talks

Israeli officials have downplayed Egyptian media reports that talks at securing a truce in Gaza have made significant progress.

Teams from Israel and Hamas have been meeting in Cairo to discuss a potential ceasefire and hostage deal.

Meanwhile, new data record the horrors of the past six months. Figures cited by Save the Children suggest 13,800 Palestinian children in Gaza have been killed and more than 12,000 wounded. Equally disturbing, UNICEF reports at least 1,000 children have had one or both legs amputated.

The UN says that more than 1.7 million people have been internally displaced.