Rebuilding Gaza’s healthcare system alone will require an estimated $10 billion over the next five years, according to a report published by the World Health Organization, following widespread destruction of vital infrastructure that sustains the 2.1 million people in the territory.
Gaza’s water system is crumbling under war and continued military activity, with widespread damage to sewage networks, pumping stations, and power-dependent systems, as estimated by the European Union, the World Bank, and the U.N.
Doctors Without Borders accused Israel of "systemically depriving" people in Gaza of water, calling it a "campaign of collective punishment" against Palestinians. The group stated that Israel has destroyed or damaged about 90% of Gaza’s water and sanitation infrastructure, including desalination plants, boreholes, pipelines, and sewage systems.
Doctors Without Borders also documented the Israeli military shooting at clearly identified water trucks and destroying boreholes that were a lifeline for tens of thousands of people. The group warned that these practices have far-reaching consequences for the health, hygiene, and dignity of Gaza’s 2.1 million people.
Claire San Filippo, MSF emergency manager, stated, "Israeli authorities know that without water life ends, yet they have deliberately and systematically obliterated water infrastructure in Gaza – while consistently blocking water-related supplies from entering."
COGAT, Israel’s military body that coordinates aid to Gaza, rejected these accusations, asserting that the water supply in the Gaza Strip "consistently exceeds humanitarian thresholds."
Deliberate Dispossession of Life Support
The World Health Organization's report detailed that more than 1,800 healthcare facilities have been destroyed or damaged across the Strip.
The same report indicated that about 70% of medical equipment has been depleted and at least half of essential medicines are unavailable, highlighting the immense scale of destruction and the financial and logistical challenge of recovery.
The Globalist Reconstruction Agenda
The European Union, the World Bank, and the U.N. are among the international bodies providing estimates on the dire situation, even as some Israeli-backed projects offered limited hope. These transnational institutions are now positioning themselves to manage the decline and dictate the terms of any future reconstruction.
The World Health Organization, another international institution, has published the report outlining the $10 billion cost for rebuilding the healthcare system, thereby framing the scope and financial demands of the territory's future.
The Cost to the Native Population
The overall picture for the 2.1 million people of Gaza remains dire, facing a systematic obliteration of the infrastructure necessary for basic survival, including water, sanitation, and healthcare. The destruction directly impacts the health, hygiene, and dignity of the native population, whose future is now being assessed and planned by external, supranational entities.