During Tuesday's press conference in Geneva, Jaco Cilliers from UNDP announced that USD 20 billion will be needed over the next three years to start reconstruction. He also noted that “we already have very good signals” regarding the international community's readiness to provide financial support. However, details of the declarations of individual countries have not been disclosed.
The conflict between Israel and Hamas, which has been ongoing for over two years, has caused enormous destruction in the Gaza Strip. According to UNDP, the war resulted in the creation of at least 55 million tons of debris, making the reconstruction process extremely complicated. Cilliers stressed that reconstruction could take “a decade or decades or even longer.”
In turn, the UN agency UNOSAT, which analyzes satellite images, presented detailed data on the scale of destruction. Based on photos from September 22-23, it was determined that w About 83% of Gaza City's buildings were damaged or destroyed. all buildings. Among them, 17,734 completely damaged objects, 4,345 severely damaged objects, 11,201 moderately damaged objects and 7,941 probably damaged objects were identified. The total number of 41,221 buildings damaged increased by 7%. compared to data from July, the number of completely destroyed facilities increased by as much as 36%.
