The people are hoping for an alleviation of unemployment and poverty

An imminent launch of the reconstruction of Gaza, eight months after the end of the war,The people are hoping for an alleviation of unemployment and poverty

The process of rebuilding homes destroyed by the Israeli occupation forces, during the recent war on the Gaza Strip, is scheduled to witness a close start, after a long delay due to Israeli delays, which recently prompted Palestinian factions to threaten to return to "escalation methods."

Eight months after the end of that war in which the occupation forces completely, eloquently and partially destroyed thousands of Palestinian homes, the owners of the completely destroyed homes are scheduled to start receiving the first financial aid to rebuild their homes again soon.

At this time, the owners of those homes are preparing the papers necessary to submit them to the competent authorities to obtain these funds, as the compensation process is scheduled to begin through the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Refugees, amid expectations that other countries supervising this process will join them at a time when Egypt has begun procedures A process to start building its three residential cities in Gaza.

As part of its keenness to provide support and assistance to refugee families whose homes were completely damaged during the recent escalation last May, UNRWA announced that the Camps and Infrastructure Development Program teams began communicating with the affected refugee families in order to prepare all the necessary documents. Start signing contracts for the reconstruction of their homes.

And she indicated, in a statement she issued, that the Camps and Infrastructure Development Program had begun preparing for the process of coordination with stakeholders and stakeholders in the reconstruction process to discuss issues related to the new mechanism, so that all obstacles would be overcome while ensuring that stakeholders and partners are informed of the latest developments related to projects Reconstruction, so that they can do their part to launch and succeed the process quickly and professionally, in order to resettle the affected refugee families.

She said that as an initial step, the Camps and Infrastructure Development Program teams in Gaza held a meeting with stakeholders, partners and representatives from the Ministry of Public Works and Housing, Gaza Municipality, and the Engineering Offices Authority, in the presence of a number of UNRWA employees. During the meeting, all attendees stressed the importance of starting the reconstruction process, especially at this critical time, and making every effort to support UNRWA in this task within an agreed upon time frame.

It is worth noting that UNRWA began distributing financial aid two weeks ago to families whose homes were severely and partially damaged, and the owners of partially damaged homes received the full amounts that were approved for them to rehabilitate their homes, while the owners of the severe damage received part of the value of the damages, which will be disbursed in the second part. of them later.

This "UNRWA" step comes after the delay in the reconstruction process, which aroused the discontent of the affected citizens, especially as they faced the cold of winter without having rehabilitated their homes. This delay also angered the Palestinian factions in Gaza, led by Hamas, which threatened to "escalate" in response to the delay in reconstruction, and the procrastination of the occupying power in implementing its obligations contained in the truce understandings that followed the war.

A few days ago, a member of the Hamas political bureau, Husam Badran, said that "the resistance will not accept the continuation of the siege on the Gaza Strip."

Promises to move quickly

Because of the threat of the factions, the Gaza Strip has recently witnessed an active movement of mediators. Officials in the Egyptian intelligence service visited Gaza more than once, and it was reported that the meetings included promising to move quickly to help the people of the Strip, including pressure on Israel to ease the imposed restrictions.

With UNRWA beginning to prepare for construction plans and the approaching date for signing contracts for Egyptian cities

It is worth noting that the last war against Gaza, which Israel launched in May of last year for 11 days, stopped on the 22nd of the same month and resulted in the complete or severe destruction of 1,335 residential facilities, while the medium and partial damage was caused to about 12,886 homes. According to government statistics.

There is talk of new donor countries moving to finance the destroyed homes for non-refugees soon, through the delivery of these funds through mechanisms followed after the recent war on Gaza, either through official authorities or the United Nations. And the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Public Works and Housing in Gaza, Naji Sarhan, had expected last week that the reconstruction of 7 residential towers that were damaged in the recent aggression on the Strip would be completed soon, pointing out that there is a tender for the reconstruction of the seven towers, and partially damaged buildings. "The bids are supposed to be delivered by the Qatari Committee for the Reconstruction of Gaza."

He pointed out that "this process is consecutive and will be followed by the reconstruction of the rest of the towers and buildings that have been partially damaged," but he stressed at the same time that there is no funding so far to restore the completely destroyed towers, and he expressed his hope that a space will be found for the reconstruction of these towers during the coming period. , by donors and supporters of the reconstruction process.

The announcement from UNRWA stated that the teams specialized in the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip would continue to take the first steps to establish the first Egyptian city in the town of Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip. And according to what is reported, this process will increase in pace during the coming period, according to the Egyptian promise that was made recently.

In this context, the head of the Palestinian Contractors Union, Alaa Al-Araj, said that it is expected that the tender to start building the city of “Dar Misr” in the town of Beit Lahia will be awarded in the coming days, which comes within the Egyptian financial grant for the reconstruction of Gaza,and indicated that more than 14 companies have applied For the special discussion of building the city, and currently the Egyptian delegation is awaiting the arrival of the awarding of the tender within days, calling for the tender to be awarded to more than one contracting company for speed, justice and greater benefit to the contractors, pointing out that this matter depends on the opinion of the Egyptian Reconstruction Committee that manages the process.

Improving the deteriorating economy

The step of starting reconstruction operations would improve the deteriorating economic situation in the Gaza Strip, especially if these operations were launched with the start of work in the three Egyptian residential cities, which Cairo promised to build in the center and north of the Gaza Strip, and would reduce poverty and unemployment levels, by employing manpower.

In this context, Al-Araj indicated that the construction of the three Egyptian cities planned within the Egyptian grant will contribute to employing about 25,000 workers during the construction period estimated at a year, as well as will contribute greatly to reviving the contracting sector and other local industries.

The head of the Gaza Workers' Union, Sami al-Amsi, said that the establishment of Egyptian cities will restore life to factories and contracting companies in the Strip, after they were about to close due to the prevention of the entry of materials needed for reconstruction.

In a statement, Al-Quds Al-Arabi received a copy of it, he expected that the cities, whose construction might take a whole year if they did not stop working, would employ thousands of workers, which may contribute to restoring the wheel of the construction sector, which has been paralyzed for several years, so that the construction of each city contributes It employs five to six thousand workers, with a total of 18 thousand workers, in the three Egyptian residential cities.

He considered the adoption of all Gaza's construction factories, to manufacture the materials needed for reconstruction and the construction of Egyptian cities, an important step in the way of starting the practical steps for reconstruction and extending the factories a lifeline. With the start of settlement work for the lands on which the second city will be built, in the city of Al-Zahra in the central Gaza Strip.

The union official suggested that the tenders would be awarded to contracting companies this week, praising the Egyptian role in moving the wheel of reconstruction and starting the reconstruction, and pointed out that the recent Israeli aggression on Gaza led to the destruction of 50 factories, affecting about twenty thousand workers directly and indirectly, and laying off 5,000 workers.

He stressed that the reconstruction of factories and compensation of their owners will contribute to the return of workers who were laid off to their jobs, and restore the wheel of life to 2000 factories in the Gaza Strip, hundreds of which operate with lower production capacities due to the lack of input of raw materials.

Investors in Saudi Aramco's pipelines raise $2.5 billion from the sale of bonds, not 4 as they expected

A group of institutional investors that acquired a stake in Saudi Aramco's oil pipeline network last year raised $2.5 billion from the sale of two-tranche bonds on Thursday, far less than they had hoped, a banking document showed.

Amid the turmoil in the debt markets, the final spreads were unchanged from the indicative prices, with the deal attracting orders of about five billion dollars, according to the document.

A separate banking document showed earlier that the group seeks, through "EIG Pearl Holdings", to raise between 3.5 billion and 4.4 billion dollars.

"Investment deals are getting more difficult in light of market conditions," said a banker away from the deal. “Even the Coca-Cola bond deal has run into difficulties,” he added, referring to Coca-Cola Easygic, the Turkish soft drink bottling company that sold $500 million in sustainability-related bonds on Thursday, according to IFR news service.

Global debt markets were shaken by the Federal Reserve's sudden shift toward a faster rate hike and withdrawal of stimulus. As a result, borrowing costs have risen and investors are more reluctant to lend to companies until they know how much interest rates can rise further this year.

A border trench with Syria and the Iraqi army: Our country is secured with cameras and drones

The Iraqi Army's 20th Division Command announced, on Friday, the completion of the entire border trench with Syria, while indicating that new plans are being developed to secure the border barrier.

The commander of the 20th Division, Brigadier General Atheer Hamza Jassim, told the official agency, "According to the directives issued by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, the Sinjar district enjoys complete security in cooperation between all security agencies with their various names, including the army, the police, the Popular Mobilization, the Tribal Mobilization and the Peshmerga, as well as the The great role of the local government,” stressing that “the army is able to create security and safety and provide the best service in Sinjar district and throughout Mosul.”

He added that "the borders with Syria are secured through thermal cameras, as well as by drones, 24 hours a day, according to international agreements that provide for securing the borders between sectors, the border guards and the army, for a distance of 10 to 12 kilometers to prevent any attempt to infiltrate the border from the Syrian side, and in return Not to allow any infiltrator to exit towards the Syrian side.”

He added, "As a result of close cooperation with citizens, no cases of infiltration or criminal and terrorist incidents were recorded during the past month in Nineveh in the districts of Sinjar and Al-Baaj," pointing out that "a periodic weekly meeting is held between security agencies and agencies to exchange information, and in light of which the leadership of the 20th Division, according to directives, is The commander of western Nineveh operations carried out proactive operations to prevent any security breaches.”

He pointed out that "Sinjar district is in need of reconstruction and construction of hospitals and schools, in addition to providing all services, and the role of the army is to provide a safe environment for investment companies to enter the judiciary."

Jassim pointed out, "Future plans are being developed to reopen the sectors in a way that secures protection in the Kurdistan region and the disputed areas, and there is cooperation between the security services to thwart any targeting or attack on Erbil or Syria."

He continued, "Continuous and joint pre-emptive operations between the army forces with the Popular Mobilization and the Tribal Mobilization along the line of the dam stationed from Jabarat police station to Hader, which is 142 kilometers long, at a rate of four operations per week, to prevent any infiltration from the desert through the responsibility sector," noting that "the operations are continuing." With the support of the Army Aviation Forces and the Air Force.

Regarding the security trench on the border with Syria, the commander of the 20th Division stated that “the trench separating the Iraqi-Syrian international borders has been completely completed within the 20th Division’s sector, three meters deep and three meters high,” pointing out that “the boundary separating the Jazira Operations Command, the al-Qarifawi area, is the limit. The difference between the leadership of the twentieth division and the leadership of the seventh division.

He pointed out that "the drones operate 24 hours a day to secure the borders, as well as the Air Force's aviation on the border strip, they provide the division with detailed and accurate information that is based on proactive operations," stressing that "a new plan is being developed, that there will be rounds, that is, each brigade commander decides The leadership has a cell phone that contains a drone and thermal cameras, in addition to the commander of the formation of the 72nd Brigade, the 60th formation and the 43rd formation, in addition to the reserve force of the Cave Regiment, it also contains a cell phone, a drone and a thermal camera.”

He continued, "These operations enhance security to carry out the duty towards the goals set," noting that "the reinforcement of the defensive dam line towards the Al-Jazirah desert has 3 strategic cameras that were received from the Joint Operations Command, with a range of about 20 kilometers, working day and night."

He stressed that "Sinjar district is safe and now needs to provide services and open service departments and institutions in order to fully return to normal life," pointing to "future plans for that area with service institutions from municipal departments, in addition to the engineering effort and its role in removing tunnels from ISIS remnants, In addition to a service plan in coordination with education and with the cooperation of the local government, civil society organizations and humanitarian organizations to distribute humanitarian aid to families.

On the security front, the Ministry of Interior announced yesterday the arrest of a wanted person in "terrorist" cases in Kirkuk governorate.

And it stated in a press statement, "According to intelligence information and a qualitative operation, a force from the Eighteenth Brigade, Fifth Division, Federal Police, in partnership with the brigade's intelligence detachments affiliated with the Federal Intelligence and Investigations Agency, was able to arrest one of the wanted persons according to Article 4 / terrorism in the (Al-Rash) area." in Kirkuk Governorate.

She added, "The wanted suspect has been referred to the duly competent authorities to complete the necessary legal and investigative procedures against him."