[Economist-UK] Three months after the ceasefire in Gaza, repair work has yet to begin. The Israelis let in food and medicine, but they still bar building materials such as concrete, steel and pipes, saying they fear that Hamas and other militant groups would use them to build bunkers or rockets that they still sometimes fire at nearby Israeli towns. Bitterness against Hamas is brewing. Many Gazans do not accept the party's official view that the war was a great victory. Instead, many now blame Hamas for recklessly dragging them into a futile war that devastated their already beleaguered territory.
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