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Those willing include European and Arab nations, Canada, and the United States. “We’ve had very good indications already,” said UNDP’s Jaco Cilliers, who estimated that the two-year Israel-Hamas war had generated at least 55 million tons of rubble. Since a ceasefire deal came into effect in Gaza, many Palestinians have returned to the ruins of their homes.

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