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Thu 06 Jul 2023 11:33 am - Jerusalem Time

15.5 million dollars, the amount required for the reconstruction of Jenin and its camp

The Minister of Public Works, Muhammad Ziyara, said, "15.5 million dollars is the amount required for the reconstruction of buildings and roads in Jenin and its camp, as a result of the recent Israeli aggression against it, which lasted for two days."


Ziyarah added in a statement: "The damages listed by the Ministry of Public Works pertain to buildings and roads, including infrastructure (water and sanitation networks, etc.) in the city of Jenin and its camp."


He continued, "The complete removal of 4 buildings at a cost of $1.5 million, partial medium and large damage to 25 buildings at a cost of $2 million, various partial damages to 250 housing units at a cost of $2.5 million, and damage to 150 commercial and service buildings at a cost of $5 million, in addition to severe damage to a mosque." Ansar at a cost of 1 million dollars.


The Minister of Works confirmed that the total required for the reconstruction of buildings is $12 million.


Regarding the roads, Ziyara said: "5 kilometers inside Jenin camp were bulldozed at a cost of $1.5 million, and a 10-kilometer stretch of land was partially damaged at a cost of $2 million."

And he indicated that this inventory of damages includes the infrastructure, including water and sewage networks, etc. As for the above-ground structure, work is underway to repair it and it has another cost, indicating that the cost of road reconstruction amounts to $3.5 million.


He stressed that the Ministry of Works started, since 9 am yesterday, with the "rescue phase", and the initial dealing with the effects of the aggression by opening roads and securing buildings that are about to fall so as not to cause danger to citizens, and it will continue until all these tasks are completed.


He pointed out that the remnants of the occupation and its explosives are everywhere, and that the ministry's staff are careful with the civil defense so as not to be exposed to danger.

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