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<p>After the July-August 2014 conflict over 100,000 people were made homeless in Gaza
and over 3,300 internally displaced people are still sheltering in UN Relief and Works
Agency (UNRWA) collective centres. UK aid is saving lives and providing services but
we need to see a more sustainable political solution for Gaza which will address Israel’s
legitimate security concerns whilst opening up movement and access and supporting
the return of the PA.</p><p> </p><p>The UK was one of the biggest donors to the crisis
last summer, providing more than £17 million in immediate humanitarian assistance
for those caught up in the conflict. The UK subsequently pledged a further £20 million
in early recovery assistance at the Gaza Reconstruction Conference in Cairo. We have
already disbursed 80% of the pledge and will disburse the remaining this financial
year, focussing largely on getting businesses back to work.</p>
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