Fifty Palestinian families made homeless by Israeli bombing during the summer’s fierce offensive on the Gaza Strip were rehoused in mobile homes in the southern town of Khan Younis on Saturday. A UAE association is donating at least 50 mobile homes before the onset of winter.
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Imad Al Haddad, Gaza head of a UAE association said his organisation is providing 50 mobile homes to those displaced by the war. Said Khatib/AFP Photo -
Each unit consists of two bedrooms, a bathroom and kitchen and can accommodate six people. Said Khatib/AFP Photo -
Each house costs an estimated €5,400 (Dh25,700), according to Mr Al Haddad. Said Khatib/AFP Photo -
A picture taken on September 13, 2014 in Khan Younis’ Khuzaa neighbourhood in the southern Gaza Strip shows mobile homes, provided by an UAE association, after they were delivered to rehouse Palestinian families made homeless by Israeli bombing. Said Khatib/AFP Photo -
A picture taken on September 13, 2014 in Khan Younis’ Khuzaa neighbourhood in the southern Gaza Strip shows mobile homes, provided by an United Arab Emirates association, after they were delivered to rehouse Palestinian families made homeless by Israeli bombing. Said Khatib/AFP Photo -
Trucks loaded with mobile homes arrive in Khan Younis’ Khuzaa neighbourhood in the southern Gaza Strip. Said Khatib/AFP Photo -
According to the UN agency for aid to Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), 65,000 homeless Gazans are still sheltering in UN schools awaiting accommodation, and thousands more have sought refuge with relatives. Said Khatib/AFP Photo
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