BERLIN: Germany wants to organize an international conference with Egypt for the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Friday, as Israel and Hamas edged closer to ending hostilities.
The main goal of this conference “should be to address the most urgent needs, such as rebuilding water and energy supplies and medical care,” Merz said in a statement.
A spokeswoman for the German Development Ministry said on Friday that Berlin could quickly provide 850 temporary accommodation units for Gaza.
“Fifty of them are in Ramallah and can quickly be brought to Gaza so that people can be provided with urgently needed shelter,” she said, adding that 90 to 92 percent of Gaza’s buildings have been badly damaged or destroyed.
The main goal of the conference should be to address the most urgent needs, such as rebuilding water and energy supplies and medical care.
