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.
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.
According to the ministry, 1,500 housing units in Gaza were completely destroyed during the fighting in May and 800 were severely damaged. Another 56,000 were moderately or slightly damaged.
Naji Sarhan, the undersecretary of the Ministry of Public Works and Housing in Gaza, told Al-Monitor that Qatar will fund the rebuilding of nearly 1,000 of the completely destroyed homes.
