Israel approves reconstruction for 1,500 homes destroyed in 2014 Gaza

Israel approves reconstruction for 1,500 homes destroyed in 2014 Gaza war
Jan. 21, 2017 9:53 P.M. (Updated: Jan. 21, 2017 9:56 P.M.)
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GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Israeli authorities have given final approval to allow
1,500 families in the Gaza Strip to rebuild their houses that were destroyed
during the last Israeli military offensive on the besieged coastal enclave
in the summer of 2014, in accordance with the Robert Serry Plan, according
to Gaza’s Ministry of Public Works.

Undersecretary of the ministry Naji Sarhan told Ma’an Saturday that the
Israeli approval came after intervention of the Palestinian Authority’s
Civil Affairs Committee.

He highlighted that Israel had not given approvals to rebuild demolished
houses in Gaza for the last six months.

As of last August, some 50 percent of the buildings that were completely
destroyed during the devastating 2014 war were still awaiting
reconstruction, according to some estimates.

Sarhan added that Israel increased cement deliveries via Kerem Shalom
crossing recently to 4,000 tons a day instead of 3,000 tons.

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