Providing humanitarian and reconstruction assistance to Gaza is a daunting task that, according to an initial estimate from Palestinian officials, could cost as much as $6 billion.
The most recent escalation of conflict between Israel and Hamas-administered Gaza has resulted in massive destruction and the loss of nearly 2,000 lives — many of them civilians and children — during a monthslong war that, with a contested casualty count and a still-uncertain resolution, could only yield a Pyrrhic victory for either Israel or Hamas.
While relatively shielded from the tensions that escalated into a full-blown war, the West Bank also suffered casualties as violence spilled over to the territory.