Eight months after a rui**us war with Israel, the
Reconstruction of
Gaza has barely begun, and the Islamic militant group
Hamas remains entrenched despite expectations that it cede some of its power to West Bank-based
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. The logic was that the Western-backed Abbas would be a more effective and credible conduit for aid. In addition, with Abbas wielding some control in Gaza, including at border crossings, Israel and Egypt might have been more likely to ease their blockade of the territory, letting in more goods.
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