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Story summary
- UNDP cleared about 287,000 tons of Gaza debris under President Donald Trump’s reconstruction plan.
- UNDP chief Alessandro Mrakic estimates 61 million tons of rubble remain, one of the largest post-war challenges.
- Workers like 32-year-old Ibrahim al-Sarsawi manually break concrete in Khan Younis because they lack other income.
- The clearance could take seven years and needs heavy-machinery access and fuel, which Israeli restrictions limit.
