Can Gaza rise from rubble?
Palestinian officials shed light on the challenges of postwar reconstruction
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 "A man looks out from his damaged apartment at the destruction in his neighbourhood in Gaza City in October (Photo: PTI)")
A man looks out from his damaged apartment at the destruction in his neighbourhood in Gaza City in October (Photo: PTI)
The challenges of rebuilding the Gaza Strip are enormous, owing to the scale of destruction caused by Israel’s airstrikes and ground operations over the past two years, two Palestinian diplomats told the Blueprint in recent interviews. The Palestinian militant group Hamas returned alive 20 hostages after the US-brokered ceasefire was announced on October 9. Of the 251 people Hamas took from Israel on October 7, 2023, 87 were killed. Hamas gunmen also killed 1,200 people in Israel that day. The Israel Defense Forces accidentally killed three Israelis in captivity in Gaza during a military raid. Israel released some 2,000
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Satarupa Bhattacharjya
Satarupa Bhattacharjya is a journalist with 25 years of work experience in India, China and Sri Lanka. She covered politics, government and policy in the past. Now, she writes on defence and geopolitics.
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First Published: Nov 07 2025 | 1:59 PM IST
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