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Gaza's Recovery: 30-Year Ordnance Clearance and $7 Billion Health Rebuild

10/25/2025

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Clearing unexploded ordnance in Gaza will take 20 to 30 years, per Nick Orr of Humanity & Inclusion.
Area is described as a horrific, unmapped minefield, with more than 53 fatalities from remnants of the Israel-Hamas war.
Aid groups report food shortages and famine; 200–300 trucks enter Gaza daily, far below the 600 pledged.
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says rebuilding Gaza's health system will cost at least $7 billion.

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Story summary

Clearing unexploded ordnance in Gaza will take 20 to 30 years, per Nick Orr of Humanity & Inclusion.
Area is described as a horrific, unmapped minefield, with more than 53 fatalities from remnants of the Israel-Hamas war.
Aid groups report food shortages and famine; 200–300 trucks enter Gaza daily, far below the 600 pledged.
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says rebuilding Gaza's health system will cost at least $7 billion.