Reconstruction of Gaza valued at $ 485 million after bombing
Palestinians sit among the rubble of houses destroyed in the Israeli airstrikes in Gaza on June 1, 2021. REUTERS - MOHAMMED SALEM
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The war between Palestinian Hamas and Israel has not only claimed victims.
The Israeli bombardments in Gaza also caused lasting damage to the infrastructure in the area.
In a report, the UN, the European Union and the World Bank estimate that the Palestinian enclave needs $ 485 million for reconstruction.
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With our correspondent in Jerusalem,
Sami Boukhelifa
Roads ripped open, hospitals damaged, homes pulverized by Israeli strikes, "
each new war takes us back 10 or 20 years,
" lament the inhabitants of Gaza, questioned in recent weeks.
According to experts from the United Nations, the European Union and the World Bank, the
eleven days of bombing
in May caused damage estimated at some 380 million dollars.
Housing has been
hit
the
hardest
.
The impact on Gaza's economy amounts to $ 190 million.
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The reconstruction of the Palestinian enclave, where more than two million inhabitants live under the Israeli-Egyptian blockade, depends mainly on two factors: financial support from international donors and Israeli cooperation.
In other words, to what extent will the Hebrew state allow the delivery of aid, and in particular construction materials, to Gaza?
The Israeli authorities have been clear on this subject: the rehabilitation of the Palestinian enclave is conditional on the release of two Israelis detained by Hamas as well as the return of the remains of two soldiers.
► See also: Gaza: an ambitious reconstruction plan launched by Egypt
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