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UNDP Clears 287k Tons Rubble Amid $71 B Gaza Reconstruction

4/28/2026

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UNDP has removed 287,000 tons of rubble in Gaza and continues clearing.
Gaza faces an estimated 61 million tons of rubble, while a United Nations (UN), European Union (EU) and World Bank assessment puts reconstruction costs at $71.4 billion over the next decade.
Workers sorting debris risk injury from unexploded ordnance and stray fire near the armistice line.
President Donald Trump's reconstruction plan has stalled, leaving UNDP to lead the rubble-clearance effort.

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UNDP has removed 287,000 tons of rubble in Gaza and continues clearing.
Gaza faces an estimated 61 million tons of rubble, while a United Nations (UN), European Union (EU) and World Bank assessment puts reconstruction costs at $71.4 billion over the next decade.
Workers sorting debris risk injury from unexploded ordnance and stray fire near the armistice line.
President Donald Trump's reconstruction plan has stalled, leaving UNDP to lead the rubble-clearance effort.