GAZA, (PIC)-- Independent MP Jamal Al-Khudari has blamed the world community for failing to embark on reconstruction of the Gaza Strip, which was devastated in the Israeli invasion three years ago.
Khudari, who is also the head of the popular committee against the siege , said that international pledges were kept in the drawers, opining that lifting the blockade on Gaza would serve as a major breakthrough in allowing free reconstruction projects.
The MP, in an interview with Al-Quds TV network, lauded the Gulf Cooperation Council countries which offered 250 million dollars in reconstruction projects in the coastal enclave in addition to Turkey that launched important strategic and development projects.
He said that only 30% of the destroyed homes were reconstructed while around 80% of partially destroyed homes were repaired, adding that only one third of the devastated agricultural sector was fixed.
Khudari pointed out that big damage was inflicted on the Strip’s infrastructure, adding that 90% of Gaza water was not fit for human consumption and is in bad need of desalination plants.
The lawmaker said that the education sector was the only sector that won complete attention, adding that Israel was barring entry of construction material for local companies while allowing limited amounts for international agencies.
Khudari said that the exchange of prisoners and the return of captured soldier Gilad Shalit to his family should have ended Israeli alleged justifications for the siege that must be lifted effective immediately.
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