Israel has cut the number of lumber shipments to the besieged Gaza
Strip, causing further restrictions in the reconstruction of the houses
destroyed in Tel Aviv’s aggression on the enclave last summer.
Palestinian importers said Monday that a daily load of 200 cubic
meters (7,000 cubic feet) of lumber has been banned from entering the
besieged Gaza Strip.
The importers added that the number of planks used by furniture
factories would also be restricted from a daily of 6,000 to 2,400,
citing a directive received by the West Bank-based Palestinian Authority
from Israel.
Israel claims that Hamas could use the imported goods to rebuild military constructions.
The imposed restrictions by Tel Aviv will hamper reconstruction housing efforts in Gaza after the Israel war last summer.
According to a recent UN assessment, over 100,000 homes were damaged
or destroyed, affecting more than 600,000 people. Many people still lack
access to the municipal water network.
The charity Oxfam earlier said that rebuilding the Gaza Strip after
the Israeli regime’s 50-day war will take at least a century at the
current rate of progress.
Israel attacked the Palestinian territory in early July 2014. The war
ended in late August that year. Nearly 2,200 Palestinians lost their
lives and some 11,000 were injured in the attacks. Gaza Health officials
say the victims included 578 children and nearly 260 women.
The Gaza Strip has been under a crippling Israeli siege since 2007.
The blockade, which has cut off the territory from the outside world,
has led to an economic and humanitarian crisis in the densely-populated
enclave.
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Selasa, 07 April 2015
Israel cuts number of lumber shipments to Gaza Strip
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