Gazans rebuild with rubble as reconstruction delayed
The Ministry of Public Works and Housing in Gaza is contracting with local companies to crush rubble and turn it into construction material.
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Amid Israel’s partial closing of Gaza’s only commercial crossing since May 11 and the delay in the reconstruction process, Gazans are using war rubble to rebuild the enclave following the most recent conflict between Israel and military factions in Gaza, which ended with an Egyptian-brokered cease-fire on May 21.
Crushers are being used near the border with Israel to produce construction material from the rubble of houses destroyed during the recent war.
Between the piles of rubble littering the borders, Mahmoud Samara, 37, operates his crusher.
Samara initially entered the construction field following in the footsteps of his grandfather and father. But he began to work on recycling rubble seven years ago, as it has become a more lucrative business in light of the many wars and destruction Gaza has witnessed since the Israeli siege was imposed in 2007.
