TOPSHOTS A Palestinian family leaves a United Nations school in Gaza City to return to their homes on August 27, 2014 as a long-term ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinians took hold after 50 days of the deadliest violence in a decade. In Gaza, where celebrations erupted once the truce took hold at 1600 GMT on August 26, the festivities continued late into the night as its 1.8 million residents revelled in the end of seven weeks of bloody violence. AFP PHOTO/MAHMUD HAMS