UN Chief: Need to Rebuild Gaza Quickly

The U.N. secretary-general is warning winter is coming while more than 100,000 Palestinians remain homeless in the Gaza Strip, following the 50-day war between Israel and Hamas militants earlier this year. The U.N. is urging billions of dollars pledged for Gaza’s reconstruction be quickly turned into concrete assistance. Ban Ki-moon briefed the U.N. Security Council on his recent trip to Israel and the Palestinian territories, saying nothing could prepare him for what he witnessed in...

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