UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will start a two-day visit to the West Bank and the Gaza Strip Monday, a senior Palestinian official said.
Ban will meet premier of the Palestinian unity government, Rami Hamdallah, in Ramallah to discuss the efforts of reconstruction in the Gaza Strip, the official told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.
They will also discuss the mechanism of coordination with the UN to allow cement and other construction materials through the Israeli-controlled crossing points with Gaza.
The official said that Hamdallah will demand international intervention to pressure Israel to allow the needed construction materials into Gaza.
The UN chief will visit the Gaza Strip Tuesday to meet members of the unity government.
Ban is currently in Cairo attending a donors' conference to aid the process of Gaza reconstruction.
Starting July 8, Israel launched a 50-day-long air and ground operation in the Gaza Strip until Egypt brokered a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas-led militants Aug 26.
Nearly 2,200 Palestinians, mostly civilians, were killed in the war, while attacks by Gaza militants also killed 73 on the Israeli side, mostly soldiers. More than 100,000 Palestinian people were left homeless.
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