National Early Recovery and Reconstruction Plan for Gaza 2014-2017_FINAL
National Early Recovery and Reconstruction Plan for Gaza 2014-2017_FINAL
National Early Recovery and Reconstruction Plan for Gaza 2014-2017_FINAL
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28The <strong>National</strong> <strong>Early</strong> <strong>Recovery</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Reconstruction</strong> <strong>Plan</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Gaza</strong> <strong>2014</strong>SECTION3GAZA RAPIDASSESSMENT OFDAMAGES AND NEEDSConducted in the immediate aftermath of the assault, the preliminaryassessment found an unprecedented scale of destruction. All geographic areasof <strong>Gaza</strong> were affected by the conflict <strong>and</strong> witnessed aerial bombardment,naval shelling, or artillery fire. Some 44 percent of <strong>Gaza</strong> was designated by theIsraeli military as a buffer zone, from the fenced border with Israel towards thewest <strong>and</strong> in northern <strong>Gaza</strong>. Due to its densely populated <strong>and</strong> largely urbanenvironment, all people in <strong>Gaza</strong> were exposed to the conflict <strong>and</strong> suffered fromdamages to vital infrastructure.Since <strong>Gaza</strong> was already facing serious humanitarian <strong>and</strong> developmentalchallenges, this <strong>Plan</strong> provides a contextual description of the needs existingbe<strong>for</strong>e the July/August assault (where relevant), followed by a description of thelosses created by the assault.11.Social Sector22.Infrastructure Sector33.Economic Sector44.Governance Sector
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