Some Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, where Israel has for two years waged a brutal and systematic war against Hamas, are returning home and beginning to reckon with the destruction caused by the conflict.

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President Donald Trump urged leaders to put "old feuds" aside in the Middle East on Monday as he met with more than 20 government heads to celebrate a U.S.-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas and discuss future of the largely destroyed Gaza Strip.

The visit comes as the White House has noticed some Republican lawmakers appear to be reticent to redraw maps they approved - and praised - just a few years ago.