A cross Gaza residents have been using improvised materials and small-scale repairs to make damaged homes and businesses habitable again, even as a broader reconstruction effort has yet to begin. Aid agencies have warned that rebuilding the territory on a large scale could take years because of the vast destruction and restrictions on materials entering Gaza. Under a proposed postwar plan, rebuilding Gaza is envisioned as part of a broader effort to restore the territory but the scale of destruction, the question of who will govern Gaza and restrictions on the entry of construction materials remain major obstacles.
