Aid groups: World must push for end to Gaza blockade

Monday, April 13, 2015

JERUSALEM -- Reconstruction of thousands of homes and businesses destroyed in last summer's Israel-Hamas war in Gaza has barely begun, and living conditions in the territory have worsened six months after donor countries pledged $3.5 billion for the task, a coalition of international aid groups said today.

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