With reconstruction stalled, Gazans shelter in buildings at risk of collapse

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With reconstruction stalled, Gazans shelter in buildings at risk of collapse

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A Gaza City apartment building has been severely damaged and tilted due to Israeli airstrikes amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas. Many residents, including Heba Arafat, continue to live in unstable structures amidst stalled reconstruction efforts.

In her Gaza City apartment, Heba Arafat walks uphill across a living room slanted at a steep angle after Israeli airstrikes caused the building's foundations to collapse, leaving the entire structure tilted. Like thousands of people in Gaza, Arafat chose to risk living in an apartment building damaged during nearly three years of war between Israel and Hamas, with countless Israeli airstrikes on the Palestinian territory.

World Security Conflict Politics Real Estate Gaza Israeli airstrikes Hamas conflict building damage reconstruction Palestinian territory

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