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"In northern Gaza, our troops are operating against terrorist targets, clearing the area, and dismantling terrorist infrastructure."

Mr Cotton said a lot of the difficulty in clearing the waste in the streets had been caused by staff on picket lines who, he said, were preventing vehicles from getting out of depot.

But as soon as the ceasefire was declared, survivors began returning to the ruins of their homes, clearing roads, rebuilding systems, even harvesting what was left of their crops.

He also asked his crew to be on the lookout for clearings - free from trees and bushes - just in case one was needed.

The Army Corps is not clearing properties in the order that homeowners sign up, but is instead trying to group nearby properties together.