Middle East crisis: it could take 14 years to clear Gaza Strip of rubble and unexploded bombs, says UN official – as it happened
by The Guardian
The Guardian— War has left estimated 37m tons of debris in area, requiring years of work with ‘100 trucks’, says Pehr LodhammarSee all of our Israel-Gaza war coverageA premature Palestinian infant, rescued from her mother’s womb by an emergency caesarean section shortly after the woman was killed by an Israeli airstrike, has died, her uncle said Friday.Associated Press reports Rami al-Sheikh said Sabreen Jouda died in a Gaza hospital on Thursday after her health deteriorated and medical teams were unable to...
www.khaama.com—Clearing unexploded ordnance from Gaza rubble to take 14 years: UN Official. The head of the United Nations Mine Action Service in Iraq stated that Israel’s attacks in Gaza have created 37 million tons of rubble, filled with unexploded bombs. Pehr Lodhammar mentioned that 65% of the destroyed buildings in Gaza were residential, and clearing the rubble will take about 14 years. Large parts of the Gaza […]
The Guardian—Middle East crisis: Rafah operation could result in ‘slaughter’, UN official says – as it happened. UN humanitarian office spokesman says hundreds of thousands of lives could be at risk and there would be a huge impact on aid operationsDaniel Hurst is Guardian Australia’s foreign affairs and defence correspondent.The Australian government faces a decision next week on whether to support admitting Palestine as a full member of the UN and is swapping notes with allies including South Korea and Germany. Continue reading
The Guardian—Gaza’s 37m tonnes of bomb-filled debris could take 14 years to clear, says expert. Top UN demining official outlines scale of devastation as Egypt officials fly into Israel in attempt to revive ceasefire talksSee all our Israel-Gaza war coverageIsrael’s war in Gaza has created 37m tonnes of debris, much of it laced with unexploded bombs, which could take more than a decade to remove, a top UN demining official said.Nearly seven months into the war, there is an average 300kg of rubble a square metre of land in Gaza, Pehr Lodhammar, the former United Nationals Mine Action...