UN humanitarian chief John Holmes says Israel needs to fully open all borders with Gaza in order for reconstruction to begin. The recent truce between Israel and Gaza did not include any provisions about opening the borders.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said he was appalled at the destruction within Gaza and that those who were responsible should be held accountable. He then visited an Israeli town. For him, the attacks on Israel were human rights violations due to their indiscriminate nature.
Israel has been letting some resources into Gaza, such a food and medicine, but until they allow building materials, reconstruction cannot begin.
The immediate violence may have come to a halt between Israel and Gaza, but tensions are still high. Adding to the confusion, neither side appears to be in the right, and the world is having difficulty in choosing who to blame. When one side in a conflict is clearly in the right, it's easy to make decisions and judgments. However, both sides in the conflict have been condemned by the international community, but no one in the international community really knows how to respond.
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