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The War Has Laid Waste to Gaza

(Ha'aretz) David Rosenberg - Gaza's hunger crisis can be solved relatively quickly. The food and the delivery mechanisms are there and the process is already underway. But then what? The great majority have no homes to return to. The economy has ground to a halt because the factories, offices and stores that once employed them are no longer there. The same applies to schools. The infrastructure for water, power and communications is either gone or severely damaged. The costs of Gaza's recovery and reconstruction will not only be steep but, as the World Bank notes, "Recovery and reconstruction will require a substantial, years-long effort." The candidates who could be involved in reconstruction are problematic. The PA and Egypt have deserved reputations for corruption and inefficiency. Hamas will no doubt try to skim off some of the reconstruction funds to rebuild itself. The idea raised by President Trump to move many or all of the Gazans out of the enclave until enough housing and infrastructure is in place may be politically and morally problematic, but it may be the only option. Two million Gazans cannot live for years in tents and caravans, without livelihoods, their children being educated in jury-rigged schools, inside a giant construction site of dust, dirt and noise.
2025-08-05 00:00:00
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