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Rebuilding Gaza could take 10-15 years, Trump envoy says

There is “almost nothing left” of Gaza and rebuilding the war-ravaged enclave could take 10 to 15 years, US President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff told Axios in an interview at the end of his trip to the region, according to Reuters.

“People are moving north to get back to their homes and see what happened and turn around and leave … there is no water and no electricity. It is stunning just how much damage occurred there,” Witkoff told the news website after visiting Gaza.

Witkoff said he had not discussed with Trump the idea of moving Palestinians from Gaza.

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