Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Six months later, no reconstruction in Gaza


Rami Almeghari writing from the occupied Gaza Strip, Live from Palestine, 8 July 2009

".....According to local and international estimates, thousands of Palestinians in Gaza remain displaced after the Israeli attack there. A more than two-year-long blockade has prevented building supplies from entering the territory, thus internationally-pledged reconstruction efforts have yet to even begin.

Last week, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) issued a lengthy report on the humanitarian situation in Gaza. The report described woresning conditions six months after the Israeli attacks on the coastal territory......."

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