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Podcast: Beyond the Headlines
Episode: What would it take to restore some sort of normality to life in Gaza?
Description: What a normal life is like for the rest of the world does not apply in Gaza, and it almost never has.
Even before October 7, electricity only came on for an average of four to six hours a day and nearly 98 per cent of water was undrinkable. Transportation options were always limited and housing was a challenge in one of the most densely populated cities in the world.
Now, after more than six months of war, around 50 to 70 percent of housing has been destroyed. The cost of damage between October and January alone is estimated...