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September 16, 2014       Share:    

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/gazas-housing-crisis-this-is-much-worse-than-the-war/2014/09/15/ebe5f701-b7ed-4660-8378-51842b5900ae_story.html

Gaza Waiting to Rebuild

(Washington Post) Terrence McCoy - Apartment rents in Gaza have more than doubled since the war ended, as thousands of displaced residents elbow into an already saturated housing market. As of Monday, it remained uncertain when rebuilding Gaza would begin - or how long it would take. Egypt is set to host a donor conference next month. But some experts noted that numerous Gaza buildings destroyed in previous Hamas-Israel wars were never rebuilt. An Israeli official said, "We need to first have mechanisms in place that will ensure the cement that is supposed to go to hospitals and to schools will actually reach those hospitals and schools, and not be used for Hamas' terror infrastructure."

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