Palestinians demonstrate outside United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in Gaza city to demand the reconstruction of their houses. The buildings were destroyed when Israel launched a military operation in the Gaza Strip in 2014.

Footage filmed today (September 5) shows tires burning and protesters heavily banging of UNRWA's doors.

The 2014 conflict, which lasted 50 days, from July 8 to August 26, led to a massive internal displacement. According to UNRWA, 2,251 Palestinians, 66 Israeli soldiers and five Israelis were killed.

RESTRICTION SUMMARY: Gaza - 05 September 2022. Palestinian owners of houses which were destroyed during the Israeli war of 2014, take part in a protest demanding for reconstruction of their houses, outside the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in Gaza city.

0.1 SOUNDBITE (in Arabic) Khaled Al-Masry
0.2 SOUNDBITE (in Arabic) Head of the Joint Committee for Refugees in Gaza, Mahmoud Khalaf

STORYLINE:

Gaza’s 2.3 million people are suffering from a 15-year Israeli blockade.

Israel and Gaza strip have fought four wars since 2008 further straining the territory’s rundown infrastructure and weakest local economy in the enclave.

Footage by /APA