Cairo, December 14, : , The second phase is in progress for an Egyptian reconstruction plan that will help rebuild Gaza Strip after the destruction of the enclave during the 11-day offensive earlier in the year. According to Xinhua, Ibrahim al-Shuniqi (head of reconstruction committee) told Palestinian leaders and officials that Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi directed the Gaza Strip’s second phase.
The remarks were made by the Egyptian official who was leading a group of construction engineers and experts.They were part of a celebration in Gaza City celebrating the beginning of the second phase of the coastal enclave.
Al-Shuniqi stated that the instructions of the political leadership were to assist Palestinian workers and Gazan companies capable of carrying out this work.
The large-scale, 11-day-long aerial assault on Gaza Strip by Israel and Hamas ended with more than 250 Palestinians being killed and thirteen Israelis dying.
According to the official figures, around 1,800 housing units in the Gaza Strip were destroyed, and 16,800 units had been damaged.
Egypt brokered a ceasefire agreement between the two sides which ended the offensive.
It also pledged $500 million in two phases to help rebuild the territory.
Al-Shuniqi said that the first phase, which started after the end of the Israeli offensive, included the removal of rubble and debris.
He added that the second phase will include constructing three housing projects in the Strip’s centre and north and two bridges in Gaza city, paving destroyed crossroads and building a corniche road.
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