This will require managing the immense amount of rubble.
The UN agency suggests that at least 4.9 million tonnes of debris could be contaminated with asbestos from old buildings, particularly near refugee camps such as those in Jabaliya in the north, Nuseirat and al-Maghazi in the centre, and Rafah and Khan Yunis in the south.
UNEP also reports that at least 2.9 million tonnes of debris could be contaminated with “hazardous waste from known industrial sites”.
