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14 months after Gaza war, first family moves into rebuilt home

 

Over a year after Israel’s Operation Protective Edge against Hamas missile attacks, the al-Zaza family has moved into their rebuilt home.
* Because of widespread corruption by Hamas & within the UN, most international funding to reconstruct Gaza has not been forthcoming.

The Associated Press 

 

The al-Zazas have much to celebrate these days, after returning a few weeks ago to their neighborhood in the Gaza Strip — the first Palestinian family to move back into a completely rebuilt home since last year’s Operation Protective Edge.

Um Alabed al-Zaza mops her new kitchen in the family’s house – Photo: Associated Press

It was a much-anticipated homecoming. Continue Reading »