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European Union says time running out to reconstruct Gaza

Time is running out to get post-war reconstruction going in Gaza, which needs not only cement and bricks but also fundamental political change, the EU's representative said during a visit to the enclave on Wednesday.

 

Speaking at the opening of an exhibition of photographs taken during the July-August war, John Gatt-Rutter said he was painfully aware how much needed to be done to speed up the delivery of aid to Gaza's 1.8 million people. "A long time has gone by without enough cement or enough materials coming in that will allow people to rebuild their houses," said the EU representative to the West Bank and Gaza.

 

"We do not have the luxury of waiting infinitely... There is a real need to move urgently and diplomatically and politically to try to work something out."

 


פרסום ראשון: 11.26.14, 18:42