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Gaza's Housing Crisis Worsens: Families left in limbo due to ongoing Political fights
The Daily Guardian
|September 11, 2023
Israeli fighter jets bombed the Zorob family's twostory home in the Gaza Strip in 2019, leaving nothing but a pile of debris and despair. Four years later, the 10-member family lives in a 20-square-metre (215-square-foot) hut covered with nylon sheets as they wait to move into a permanent home.
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A sprawling housing project, part of a USD 500-million Egyptian-funded renewal effort in Gaza, has raised hopes for hundreds of needy families like the Zorobs who have lost their homes in the conflict with Israel. But weeks before the spotless white buildings are set to be completed, there is no word on who qualifies for the 1,400 apartments - or even how to apply for one, as Gaza's Hamas rulers and the rival, internationally recognised Palestinian Authority bicker over who will be in charge.
This story is from the September 11, 2023 edition of The Daily Guardian.
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