The reconstruction of Gaza will be slow because of conditions on governance by donor countries and security and investment risks, which will likely fuel radicalization and emigration from the Strip. Multiple plans for Gaza's reconstruction have been presented since the Oct. 10 Gaza ceasefire entered into force. On Oct. 16, Mohammed Mustafa, the prime minister of the Palestinian Authority, announced that the Palestinian Authority had formed a $67 billion five-year plan to reconstruct the Gaza Strip, which would require foreign funding. Initially, the plan would focus on increasing humanitarian aid in the Strip but would later expand to reconstruction. Separately, in late October, an Israeli official suggested that reconstruction in the Israeli-controlled portion of the Gaza Strip could begin immediately, implying that there could be dual paths to reconstruction, with quicker progress in the Israeli-controlled area. U.S. and Israeli officials have ruled out allocating reconstruction funds to the Hamas-controlled areas...
