Current sectionOpinionShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeRebuilding civilian life in Gaza is an obligation to a people that has endured more than two years of destruction, not a rewardTania Hary05:50 AM • May 25 2026 IDTConditioning Gaza's rebuilding on Hamas disarmament isn't realpolitik; it's a moral failure, and the international community is complicit.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:PalestiniansIsrael occupationGaza aidGazaIsrael-Gaza WarCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesIran DealGazaTrumpWhite House ShootingSettler ViolenceJewish Soccer PlayersHaQuizHaaretz PodcastA Joint Slate of Arab Parties Will Hurt the anti-Netanyahu BlocNorthern Israelis: U.S.-Iran Deal Would Be 'Death Blow' if Hezbollah RemainsArab, Muslim Countries Condemn Ben-Gvir Over Gaza Flotilla ActionsThree Major Arab Parties Announce Joint Election Slate, Fourth to JoinIsraeli Defense Officials Wary Emerging Iran Deal Ignores Israel's InterestsRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIBen-Gvir Posts Video of Police Dragging Detained Gaza Flotilla ActivistsThe Most Consequential Republican Primary for Israel Is Happening in KentuckyUnmoved by Trump's Ticking Clock, Iran Forms a New Reality in the Persian Gulf`'It Was Okay to Be Crazy': IDF Soldiers Discuss Moral Decay in LebanonWorld Leaders Summon Israeli Envoys Over Ben-Gvir Gaza Flotilla Activists VideoOn Israel, Gaza and Palestine, Bigmouth Tucker Carlson Spoke Nothing but Truth