Palestinian data shows that about 80,000 homes have been destroyed in a conflict triggered by Hamas fighters' deadly attacks on southern Israel on Oct. 7. Israeli strikes have killed tens of thousands of Palestinians. In a best-case scenario in which construction materials are delivered five times as fast as in the last Gaza crisis in 2021, rebuilding destroyed homes could be done by 2040, a building assessment said. A separate report based on satellite images analysed by the United Nations showed that 85.8% of schools in Gaza had suffered some level of damage since Oct. 7. The UNDP assessment makes a series of projections on the war's socioeconomic impact based on the duration of the current conflict, projecting decades of suffering.

Source: Washington Post May 03, 2024 10:07 UTC