Making the Gaza Strip safe from unexploded ordnance could take at least 14 years, Qatar’s Al Jazeera television reported, citing the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
According to UN estimates, Israel’s destruction of Gaza has generated around 37.5 mln metric tons of debris across the enclave, the bulk of this being laced with unexploded bombs and other munitions. Therefore, clearing the war rubble in Gaza could take 14 years, with areas in the northern Gaza Strip being hardest hit, followed by Khan Younis, Deir al Balah and Rafah.
"Over 200 days of relentless violence and devastation have further exacerbated psychological needs [in Gaza], particularly among more than a million children estimated by UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund - TASS) as requiring mental health and psycho-social support," Al Jazeera quoted OCHA as saying in its latest flash update.
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