Nearly $300 million of the settlement has been on hold because of the appeal even though a judge approved the deal in September.

The military attack on Jenin began on Tuesday. At least 12 Palestinians have been killed across the governorate.

"I returned yesterday and stayed next to the rubble of the house, not knowing where to go," 19-year-old Mohamed Abu Ghaly told ABC News.

Truce in war-battered Gaza continues to hold as Palestinians return home to vast devastation and vow to reconstruct.

The first Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners have been released following a long-awaited ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas.