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| Gaza rebuild 'to cost billions' | Gaza rebuild 'to cost billions' |
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| Rebuilding the Gaza Strip after Israel's three-week offensive will cost billions of dollars, the UN has warned. | Rebuilding the Gaza Strip after Israel's three-week offensive will cost billions of dollars, the UN has warned. |
| Tens of thousands of Palestinians have been left homeless and 400,000 people still have no running water, it says. | Tens of thousands of Palestinians have been left homeless and 400,000 people still have no running water, it says. |
| Reports say UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is travelling to Gaza on Tuesday to inspect the damage. | Reports say UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is travelling to Gaza on Tuesday to inspect the damage. |
| A fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas militants is holding, allowing many Palestinians to return home to assess the damage. | A fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas militants is holding, allowing many Palestinians to return home to assess the damage. |
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| Israel called a ceasefire on Saturday, saying it had met its war aims. Hamas later declared its own truce, with one of its leaders claiming a "great victory" over Israel. | Israel called a ceasefire on Saturday, saying it had met its war aims. Hamas later declared its own truce, with one of its leaders claiming a "great victory" over Israel. |
| Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has said he wants troops to leave Gaza "as quickly as possible" and some have already left. | Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has said he wants troops to leave Gaza "as quickly as possible" and some have already left. |
| Anonymous Israeli officials, quoted by Associated Press news agency, said the withdrawal would be completed before US President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration on Tuesday. | Anonymous Israeli officials, quoted by Associated Press news agency, said the withdrawal would be completed before US President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration on Tuesday. |
| But analysts say big questions remain, such as who will police Gaza's southern border with Egypt and how much power Hamas still has. | But analysts say big questions remain, such as who will police Gaza's southern border with Egypt and how much power Hamas still has. |
| Hamas has said it will hold fire for a week to give Israel time to withdraw its forces from the Gaza Strip. | Hamas has said it will hold fire for a week to give Israel time to withdraw its forces from the Gaza Strip. |
| Israel launched its offensive on 27 December to stop Hamas militants firing rockets into Israel. | Israel launched its offensive on 27 December to stop Hamas militants firing rockets into Israel. |
| Palestinian medical sources say at least 1,300 Palestinians were killed and 5,500 injured during the conflict. Thirteen Israelis were killed. | Palestinian medical sources say at least 1,300 Palestinians were killed and 5,500 injured during the conflict. Thirteen Israelis were killed. |