1.5 million Palestinians left homeless, 60 million tons of rubble across Gaza; local source says

More than 1.5 million Palestinians have been left homeless and 60 million tons of rubble now cover the Gaza Strip following two years of devastating Israeli bombardment, according to Amjad Shawa, director of the Gaza Civil Society Network. Shawa said that between 300,000 and 400,000 displaced residents have recently managed to return to areas in Gaza City and the northern Gaza Strip since the ceasefire came into effect, but warned that they are facing dire living conditions and the near-total collapse of essential infrastructure. “The humanitarian catastrophe caused by the aggression is unprecedented in modern history,” Shawa said, noting that more than 80 per cent of homes across the enclave have been destroyed, making reconstruction “one of the greatest challenges […]