{"id":7618,"date":"2014-08-14T10:57:24","date_gmt":"2014-08-14T07:57:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/palthink.org\/en\/?p=7618"},"modified":"2014-08-14T10:57:24","modified_gmt":"2014-08-14T07:57:24","slug":"gaza-war-bill-estimated-at-5-billion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/palthink.org\/en\/2014\/08\/7618\/","title":{"rendered":"Gaza war bill estimated at $5 billion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.palthink.org\/enn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/RTR41YFR.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.palthink.org\/enn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/RTR41YFR.jpg\" alt=\"Palestinians gather around the remains of a mosque, which witnesses said was destroyed in an Israeli air strike before a 72-hour truce, in Khan Younis\" width=\"570\" height=\"329\" \/><\/a>By: Omar Shaban<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.al-monitor.com\/modules\/almcontent\/a-img\/elements\/logo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"20\" \/>\u00a0\u00a0Thirty days after the start of Operation Protective Edge on June 8, a three-day cease-fire was announced, and renewed again on Aug. 11. However, the end of the war will reveal a reality that may be harsher than the war itself. The Gaza Strip, a small densely populated area, is perhaps the only place in the world that suffered three devastating wars requiring extensive reconstruction three times in seven years.<\/p>\n<p>Although the assessment of the losses has yet to begin because of the continuing military operations, initial statistics issued by international and governmental institutions are shocking. These figures are expected to double with the start of the assessment of the losses in the field. According to statistics from the Ministry of Public Works in Gaza, 7,000 housing units have been destroyed and 30,000 units have been damaged, about 5,000 of which will no longer be inhabitable. This is in addition to the destruction of roads, water and electricity systems, household items, identification papers, photos and certificates, as well as dozens of factories, mosques, schools, health clinics, hospitals and sewage plants.<\/p>\n<p>Read more: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.al-monitor.com\/pulse\/originals\/2014\/08\/gaza-war-reconstruction-infrastructure-destruction.html\">http:\/\/www.al-monitor.com\/pulse\/originals\/2014\/08\/gaza-war-reconstruction-infrastructure-destruction.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By: Omar Shaban \u00a0\u00a0Thirty days after the start of Operation Protective Edge on June 8, a three-day cease-fire was announced, and renewed again on Aug. 11. However, the end of the war will reveal a reality that may be harsher than the war itself. 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