Nearly seven months into the war, there is an average 300kg of rubble per square metre of land in Gaza, Pehr Lodhammar, the former United Nations Mine Action Service chieffor Iraq, told a news conference. "Based on the current [amount] of debris in Gaza, with 100 trucks we are talking about 14 years of work... to remove it," he said. With the war continuing, it was impossible to estimate how long clearance might take at its end, he added.
Israel has been accused of "domicide" over the intensity of its bombing campaign in Gaza, which has reduced large swaths of the strip to ruins.
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ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 8500 مجلة وصحيفة.
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