City. In addition, nearly 100 vehicles and private transportation were completely and
partially damaged, with losses amounting to about (5.5) million dollars25.
The Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip constitutes great and continuous damage to the
economy in the Gaza Strip, even after the end of the hostilities, and this effect may last
for many months and possibly years. This is due to the time required for the
reconstruction process, in addition to the expected Israeli obstacles that may extend the
reconstruction process for years. This is also due, in part, to the widespread destruction
of the main roads in the Gaza Strip by the occupation authorities, which will make it
more difficult for the economy to recover in the Gaza Strip due to the difficulty of
movement of people and goods.
Third: Destruction of infrastructure (The Right to Development)
The Gaza Strip suffers from a poor infrastructure because of the Israeli blockade on the
Strip and its repeated aggressive operations. The infrastructure has witnessed
remarkable progress after the 2014 aggression, as huge resources went into paving main
roads in the Gaza Strip. Various municipalities paved many streets and supplied them
with water and sanitation. The Israeli aggression came to bring the Gaza Strip back to
square one, through the deliberate targeting of infrastructure, especially roads. The
government media office estimates the losses in the infrastructure at about (22) million
dollars26.
The Israeli warplanes targeted, in a series of violent and successive raids, the main roads
and vital streets in the Al-Shejaiya neighborhood. The planes targeted, with dozens of
missiles, sporadically parts of the main streets and vital and important roads, as the
occupation warplanes targeted the Saraya Junction, located in Omar Al-Mukhtar Street,
Abu Khadra Junction, and the Sharia Court Street in central Gaza City. The occupation
planes fired several missiles on the main road connecting Tal Al-Hawa and Al-Zaytoun
neighborhoods, and the road opposite Alaeddin Station and the Rosary Sisters School
on Street "8". Dozens of missiles targeted the road network surrounding the Al-Shifa
Medical Complex. The bombing also disrupted the water, sewage, and electricity
networks in large areas of the Gaza Strip 27 .
Fourth: Paralysis or deficit in vital services
The Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip caused paralysis of some vital services and a
deficit in others because of the Israeli bombing or complete closure imposed on the
Gaza Strip since the start of the aggression. The aggression has caused almost complete
paralysis in many government services, especially the security service and services
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The Palestinian Center for Human Rights, on the fifth day of the aggression on Gaza ... state terrorism
is manifested and an exodus reminiscent of scenes of the Nakba, press release on May 14, 2021; The
Palestinian Center for Human Rights, the escalation of the Israeli aggression on Gaza. Widespread
destruction of homes and infrastructure, 33 civilians were killed, including 3 children and 3 women,
and 107 civilians were wounded, including 21 women and 44 children, the death toll from the
aggression rose to 83, including 17 children and 7 women, and 318 wounded, including 95 children
and 61 women, press release Dated May 13, 2021
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