Palestinians seek $ 3.8 bn in aid for Gaza

Rasa - Prime Minister of the Palestinian unity government Rami Hamdallah has called for USD four billion in urgent aid for the reconstruction of the war-torn Gaza Strip.

News ID: 1241

Date: 27 September 2014 - 01:55

RNA - Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah has said he has asked for USD 3.8 billion in urgent aid to help rebuild Gaza following its devastating 50-day war with Israel this summer.

Hamdallah spoke at the end of a donor meeting led by Norway at the United Nations headquarters in New York.

The Tel Aviv regime started pounding Gaza in early July. More than 2,100 Palestinians, mostly civilians including women, children and elderly people, were killed in the Israeli onslaught. Around 11,000 others were also injured.

The Israeli summer war on the Palestinian territory caused widespread devastations across Gaza. Some 5,000 housing units were destroyed during the attacks.

The aid request comes as Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas Abbas is preparing to submit a resolution to the UN Security Council seeking a three-year timetable for the withdrawal of Israeli forces from the West Bank.     Palestinian officials said the resolution will be handed in immediately after Abbas speaks at the UN General Assembly on Friday.

experts say it would cost over USD seven billion to rebuild the Palestinian territory.

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