
GAZA, Jan 19: More Israeli forces left the Gaza Strip on Monday and both sides kept a ceasefire, allowing dazed Palestinians to survey the destruction and mourn their dead.In Jabalya refugee camp, the scene of heavy fighting, not a house was unscathed. Huge piles of uncollected garbage rotted on street corners. Children scavenged for empty plastic bottles.A Hamas official said 5,000 homes, 16 government buildings and 20 mosques were destroyed and 20,000 houses damaged. Israel has accused militants of using mosques as weapons depots.
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