Palestinians will use truce to collect the bodies of loved ones buried under rubble

Middle East Eye's Maha Husseini is still in Gaza and continues to give us the latest updates from southern Gaza as Israel and Hamas prepare for a truce. 

Husseini explains that Palestinians in Gaza will use the pause in fighting to collect the dead bodies of their relatives for the first time after 45 days of fighting. 

"The residents of Gaza will not be taking a break from the Israeli attacks during the truce, but rather, use this time to finally be able to retrieve the bodies of their loved who are buried under rubble and left to die on the street," said Husseini. 

"During the last few weeks, Israeli forces have been targeting civil defence crews and families of victims trying to retrieve the bodies of their loved ones. This pause would be the chance for them to bury them finally in mass graves."