People search for survivors and the bodies of victims through the rubble of buildings destroyed during Israeli bombardment in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP
The primary objective of the Gaza Administration Committee is to enable the full return of the PA to the strip and facilitate governance during the transition, per the plan draft obtained by Ahram Online.
The committee will govern during the early recovery phase. This phase, a prelude to the reconstruction with a budget of $3 billion, will focus on clearing debris from central axes, including the Salah Al-Din axis, and establishing 200,000 temporary housing units to shelter 1.2 displaced Palestinians within the Gaza Strip.
The reconstruction process will proceed in two phases.
The first phase, scheduled for 2025-2027 with a $20 billion budget, will ensure complete debris removal and use of the recovered materials for land reclamation in the strip’s coastal areas.
This phase will focus on constructing essential infrastructure networks, developing 200,000 housing units, and repairing 60,000 homes to accommodate 1.6 million people.
The second phase, which is set for 2027-2030 and has a $30 billion budget, will focus on expanding infrastructure networks and constructing an additional 200,000 housing units to accommodate 1.2 million people, bringing the total to 460,000 units for 2.75 million natives.
Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza caused $29.9 billion in material damage and $19.1 billion in economic and social losses.
More than two million Palestinians have been displaced, facing a brutal besiegement and struggling with the lack of water, food, shelter, medical care, and fuel.
The war also killed over 47,000 Palestinians, including 17,000 children and 7,200 women, and has left 111,000 injured as of January 2025.
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