Lukas, a truck driver, told me he felt compelled to come to pay his respects.

Gazan civilians would be able to return to the north, under a system with Egyptian/Qatari oversight, and there would be around 500 trucks per day bringing aid into the strip, the official said.

Steam rose up from food trucks and carts.

The vehicles included a Jeep, a pickup truck and several sedans.

A fire truck approached, spurring a chorus of shouts by those thinking a condemned man was inside.