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Despite pledged $2.7B, challenges ahead for Gaza

By KARIN LAUBMOHAMMED DARAGHMEH
Published October 13, 2014 3:01pm ET
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Despite pledged $2.7B, challenges ahead for Gaza
Keith Mathias-O'Chez, an inspector of building materials for the U.N. Relief and Works Agency, visits one of seven mixing concrete factories that are responsible for preparing the concrete for the U.N. projects in the Gaza Strip, Saturday, Oct. 11, 2014. After the Gaza war, the U.N. brokered a deal with Israel and the Palestinian government under which Israel is to allow imports of construction materials for the private sector. On the Gaza side, the shipments are to be tracked by U.N. and Palestinian officials. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra) | Khalil Hamra

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Pledges of $2.7 billion for reconstructing the Gaza Strip may seem impressive, but huge challenges lie ahead as the Palestinian government had asked for more and its prime minister questioned Monday whether all of the money would actually arrive.

The rebuilding of thousands of homes, shops and factories destroyed in the Israel-Hamas war this summer also will require cooperation between longtime adversaries and an intricate monitoring system, either of which could break down at any point.

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