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Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/01/mideast-gaza-construction-idUSL6N0TI1NP20141201
Gazans Face Winter in Ruins
(Reuters) Nidal al-Mughrabi and Luke Baker - Three months after the war in Gaza, barely any progress has been made on rebuilding the territory, despite donors pledging $5 billion. Israel tightly monitors the import of construction materials and equipment into Gaza, arguing that otherwise it could be used to rebuild tunnels used by Hamas to carry out attacks. Some 40,000 residents live in temporary shelter and thousands more are facing the winter rains in barely habitable ruins. An Israeli government official said Israel was willing to help in any way to ensure reconstruction in Gaza moved forward rapidly, but it also wanted to be sure that Hamas was not rebuilding its militant infrastructure.