30 tons of rubble besiege every person in Gaza

Removing rubble in the Gaza Strip poses a major challenge to the start of reconstruction, as the latest UN estimates indicate that there are 60 million tons of rubble in the Strip, equivalent to the cargo of 3,000 container ships. This means that 30 tons of rubble besiege every person in the Strip, and removing this enormous volume will take at least 7 years.

UN statistics showed that the destruction rate in the Strip reached 84%, while in Gaza City alone it reached 92%, with a reconstruction cost estimated at $70 billion, according to the United Nations.

In the same context, the United Nations estimated that nearly 40% of Gaza's population is exposed to increased risks due to floods and torrents in the harsh winter of the Strip, where stormy weather and dilapidated tents turn the lives of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians into hell on top of the ruins.

Ali Shaath, head of the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza, announced, addressing the international community and the residents of the Strip, the start of the committee's work. The committee defined its priorities as improving the lives of the Strip's residents, rebuilding institutions, service and productive facilities, and restoring order under one authority, one weapon, and one law.

Opening the crossing The head of the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza announced - more than 100 days after the ceasefire agreement came into effect - that the Rafah crossing would operate in both directions starting next week, indicating that the Strip is no longer closed to the future and the world.

In contrast, the urgent needs of the Strip emerge amidst continuous Israeli obstruction of essential and life-saving aid, as nearly 26,000 trucks of aid and goods entered the Strip out of a total of 60,000 that were supposed to be introduced, a percentage not exceeding 43% of the actual need.

Palestinian government media data showed that the daily average of incoming trucks was only about 260 trucks out of 600 that were supposed to enter daily. This rate covers 59% of aid needs, 39% of commercial needs, and only about 13% of the actual need for fuel.

Israel still prevents the entry of essential materials for infrastructure maintenance, the operation of power generation stations, heavy equipment for civil defense, and health, medical supplies, and medicines.

The Strip's initial need for sheltering displaced persons is about 350,000 tents and mobile homes, which Israel still prevents from entering.

The vast gap between the priorities of the Strip's administration committee and the reality of Gaza's residents is deepening due to the ambiguity of the Israeli decision regarding whether or not to open the Rafah crossing, and its mechanisms for dealing with the committee tasked with administering the Strip according to US President Donald Trump's plan.