GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israel has granted Gaza some economic and humanitarian relief, a month after the most violent war it has waged during the eight-year siege. While this relief could be seen as signs of lifting the blockade on Gaza, it is only part of a UN-brokered agreement between the Palestinian Authority (PA) and Israel to start the reconstruction of Gaza and revive its economy, under security monitoring.
As part of the first stage of the UN-brokered deal between the PA and Israel to rebuild Gaza, the head of civil affairs in Ramallah, Hussein al-Sheikh, said on Sept. 19 that Israel has been providing economic and humanitarian facilities in stages.
