Time running out for Terror State
As winter storm hits eastern Mediterranean, European representative calls for urgent diplomatic action to relieve suffering in Strip.
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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.
Destroyed building in Gaza. (Photo: AFP)
"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."
The critical problem is moving sufficient cement, building equipment, bricks, iron and steel from Israel into Gaza.
Israel is concerned that, without sufficient oversight of goods moving into Gaza, material that can be used to rebuild tunnels into Israel or has another "dual-use" will fall into the hands of Hamas militants.
Another obstacle is the failure so far of Hamas and the Palestinian Authority, led by President Mahmoud Abbas and based in the West Bank, to overcome their differences.
A rainy day in Gaza. (Photo: AFP)
As Ye sow, you shall reap.
ROFMLO!!
This is NOT A PROBLEM = Arabs live in TENTS - they don't need houses.
This is NOT A PROBLEM = Arabs live in TENTS - they don't need houses.
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