With endless rubble and destroyed streets as far as the eye can see, any plans for Gaza's future are a far cry from where it is today, writes Lucy Williamson.

Israel's military gave CBS News a rare look deep inside Gaza, where many questions still hang over the ruins of war and the future of 2 million Palestinians.

The set of remains handed over to Israel on Tuesday were those of Itay Chen, the final remaining American Israeli hostage, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.

To the east, the cowsheds of Kibbutz Nahal Oz, one of the communities mauled on October 7, are clearly visible. To the west, so is the central part of Gaza City, now back under full Hamas control since the ceasefire on Oct 11.

Palestinians fetch water in the Shati refugee camp, west of Gaza City, Oct. 28, 2025. Palestinians may have to wait hours for a small amount of water, which is largely unavailable due to damage to water networks caused by Israeli bombing during the war. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

Truckloads and pallets of aids are gathering dust in Jordan, Egypt and Israel, Jordanian officials and aid agencies say, amid concerns for growing crisis in Gaza

Gaza residents are suffering "a volcano" of psychological trauma from Israel's devastating military campaign that has become clear since last month's truce, according to Palestinian mental health specialists.

Life is slowly returning to Gaza City in the ceasefire, even as many worry war could return.

Amid the ongoing ceasefire in Gaza, the IDF says troops deployed to Gaza City’s Shejaiya neighborhood — on the eastern side of the Yellow Line — located a cache of weapons belonging to Hamas. The arms depot was found by troops of the 252nd Division in “the heart of the Shejaiya neighborhood,” the army says.

Hamas has returned the body of 19-year-old New York City native Itay Chen, the last remaining American hostage in Gaza, following the Oct. 7, 2023, terror attack in Israel.

Rachel Griffin-Accurso, known as Ms. Rachel, wore a custom gown with a cape and train embroidered with artwork created by children in Gaza for the Glamour Women of the Year Awards 2025 red carpet in New York City on Tuesday night.