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February 23, 2015

Gaza Donations Far Below Pledged $5 Billion; Tally Finds Mass Toll from Israeli Strikes on Homes 
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Donations to rebuild Gaza from a devastating Israeli assault this summer
have fallen far short of the amounts pledged. While countries around the
world vowed to give more than $5 billion to help Gaza rebuild, the
humanitarian news service IRIN reports only 5 percent of the pledges
have come in. Last month the United Nations Relief and Works Agency said
it had run out of funding for repairs and rental subsidies in Gaza.
Meanwhile, a new report has confirmed hundreds of Palestinian civilians
were killed in Israeli airstrikes on homes during the summer
bombardment. The Associated Press found that of the more than 800
Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrikes on homes, over 60 percent were
civilians, and just 11 percent were confirmed or suspected militants.
The United Nations has reported nearly 2,200 Palestinians were killed in
the assault overall, the vast majority civilians.

 

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