2009-06-29 18:40:29

Forgetting Gaza in War over Settlements


(29 June 09 - RV) Six months after the end of the Israeli Military’s operation in Gaza, people living there are unable to rebuild their lives and are sliding ever deeper into despair. These are the findings of a report released today by the International Committee of the Red Cross.

Restrictions on imports have made it extremely difficult for Gazans to reconstruct even basic infrastructure in the region. Thousands of homes only have access to running water on certain days, and every day, 69 million litres of untreated sewage are pumped directly into the Mediterranean because they cannot be treated.

We spoke to Antoine Grand, the Director of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Gaza, about some of the other problems facing the people living in the area RealAudioMP3







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