Who will rebuild Gaza?

Who will rebuild Gaza?

From The Inside Story Podcast by Al Jazeera

April 21, 2026 · 20 min · Episode 1512

About this episode

The episode discusses the estimated costs and challenges of rebuilding Gaza after the conflict.

A report by the UN and European Union estimates it will take 71 billion dollars to rebuild Gaza. About a third of that is needed to restore essential services destroyed by Israel's war. So, how will Gaza be rebuilt, and who will pay?  In this episode:  Xavier Abu Eid, political analyst and former Communications Director for the Palestine Liberation Organization Sultan Barakat, Professor of Public Policy at Hamad Bin Khalifa University and a specialist in post-conflict reconstruction Raja Khalidi, Director General of the Palestine Economic Policy Research Institute   Ahmed Muin Abu Amsha, music teacher living in Gaza Host: Adrian Finighan Connect with us: @AJEPodcasts on  X ,  Instagram ,  Facebook , and  YouTube

People in this episode

Host: Adrian Finighan

Guests: Xavier Abu Eid, Sultan Barakat, Raja Khalidi, Ahmed Muin Abu Amsha

Topics covered

  • reconstruction
  • Gaza
  • international aid
  • post-conflict recovery
  • economic policy

Keywords

  • Gaza
  • rebuilding
  • UN
  • European Union
  • post-conflict reconstruction
  • economic policy
  • aid

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: UN, European Union, Palestine Liberation Organization, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Palestine Economic Policy Research Institute

Places: Gaza, Israel

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