About 907,000 tonnes of debris have been removed and a third of it recycled, Arab News reports, and the UN puts clearance at seven to 14 years at this pace. Teams rely on seven crushers that were in Gaza before the war, two rebuilt by local engineers, with spare parts and engine oil scarce. The operation is estimated at $1.2bn; about 580 km of road has been cleared.
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Civil servant in Gaza, paid in worn banknotes (name changed)
Gaza
₪1,500every 45–50 days; it was ₪2,000 every 30–35
Mondoweiss, 14 Oct
Olive-press owner; one production line rebuilt from the rubble
al-Zawayda
1 of 7press lines running again
Palestinian Information Center, 14 Oct
Harvest day labourer; the season used to give him two or three months
1 dayof harvest work this season
Reuters, 14 Oct
Olive grower with 20 or 30 trees left
2 drumsof oil expected; up to 900 before
Reuters, 14 Oct