As reconstruction nears, Gaza fears donors won’t deliver on promises

Entsar Abu Jahal

Sep 26, 2021

A Palestinian worker stands amid concrete blocks being extracted by a crane as part of the salvaging of construction materials from buildings destroyed during the May 2021 conflict between Hamas and Israel, in Gaza City on June 5, 2021. — MAHMUD HAMS/AFP via Getty Images

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — The Ministry of Public Works and Housing in the Gaza Strip announced Sept. 17 that the reconstruction process would kick off in early October.

The announcement came amid concerns that some donor countries would not deliver on their promises, as happened in previous wars.

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As reconstruction nears, Gaza fears donors won’t deliver on promises

The Ministry of Public Works and Housing in the Gaza Strip announced that the reconstruction process will kick off early next month, but fears remain that donor countries won't deliver on their promises.

As reconstruction nears, Gaza fears donors won’t deliver on promises

The Ministry of Public Works and Housing in the Gaza Strip announced that the reconstruction process will kick off early next month, but fears remain that donor countries won't deliver on their promises.

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