Gaza rebuilding efforts likely to cost $40 billion and last until 2040

According to an assessment by the UN Development Program the Gaza war may reduce levels of health, education and wealth in the territory to those of 1980, wiping out 44 years of development. The removal of rubble could take up to 15 years and rebuilding efforts will cost upwards of $40 billion. More than 79,000 homes in Gaza have been “completely destroyed” in the conflict, with another 370,000 damaged, the new assessment found.