Thursday, October 2, 2014

Gaza Demands $4 Billion From World to Rebuild After Terror War

So they demand the world pay for their recent adventure, huh?

The Palestinian Authority (PA) unity government on Thursday released a reconstruction plan for Gaza ahead of an October 12 donor conference, in which it called for international donors to fork over $4 billion to rebuild after the terror war launched by Hamas.

The 76-page report, released ahead of the donor conference in Cairo, said $4 billion would be needed for the "direct costs" of rebuilding the terrorist enclave, reports AFP.

The demand comes despite several reports that Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists have already started rebuilding terror tunnels used to attack Israel, which were built from materials brought in previously for supposed civilian needs.

According to the plan, dubbed The National Early Recovery and Reconstruction Plan for Gaza, $1.9 billion is needed for public and private infrastructure repairs, and $1.2 billion for "reactivating economic productivity."

Around a month ago the UN released figures saying $550 million would be needed to rebuild Gaza; the explanation for the discrepancy between that amount and the unity government figure, which is roughly eight times more, remains unclear.

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