Many broke down in tears, others wandered in a daze. Gazans cautiously ventured outside to assess the damage to their homes or search for missing relatives on Sunday, while rescue teams began to pull out bodies buried deep beneath piles of rubble in previously inaccessible areas.

NUMBER OF BUILDINGS DESTROYED:

Houses 4,100

Houses (damaged)17,000

Mosques 20

Education and health buildings 25

Security headquarters 31

Ministry buildings 16

Factories, shops, workshops, commercial facilities 1,500

Source: Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics