Caravans drain relief funds and delay Gaza reconstruction

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The Jordanian Hashemite Charity Organization, in cooperation with the army, is dispatching a convoy of seven military trucks carrying 40 mobile homes to the Gaza Strip. The caravans will be delivered through the Jordanian field hospital in Gaza to the Palestinian Ministry of Public Works and Housing for distribution to affected families.

A charity in the Gaza Strip has prepared about 100 mobile homes (caravans) to temporarily house families whose homes were destroyed in the town of Khuzā‘ah. Each locally manufactured unit is designed for 6 people, features two rooms, a kitchen, and a bathroom, with the project costing approximately $600,000. Local authorities state the actual housing need is five times greater than the number provided and emphasize the temporary nature of this solution.

The Hashemite Charitable Organization has begun distributing caravans and prefabricated houses in the most affected areas of the Gaza Strip. The organization has shifted to local manufacturing of housing units due to restrictions on the import of materials imposed by the Israeli occupation, with the production pace currently dependent on the availability of raw materials and operational capacity within the sector.

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