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Israel Conditions Gaza's Rehabilitation on Return of Fallen Soldiers and Captive Civilians
(Israel Hayom) Lilach Shoval - In a policy shift in the wake of the 2021 Gaza War, Israel has conditioned Gaza's rehabilitation on the return of Israel's fallen soldiers and captive civilians in Hamas hands. It is only permitting medicine and medical equipment, food, and fuel for the private sector to enter Gaza and is allowing Gazans in need of life-saving medical treatment to enter Israel, but is not allowing anything else to enter Gaza and is preventing the export of goods. The Defense Ministry's Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories has determined unequivocally that there is no humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Due to precise targeting, the damage to civilian infrastructure in Gaza from Israeli strikes was just one-tenth of the damage caused during the 2014 war.