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<p>While we do not speak to Hamas, we have had discussions with the other parties
pressing for urgent measures to relieve the humanitarian suffering of those in Gaza,
including the rebuilding of homes destroyed in the Gaza conflict of 2014. The UK regularly
urges the Israeli authorities to intensify measures to support Gaza’s reconstruction
and economic development. We are also urging Egypt, which has played an important
role in encouraging the international community to support the reconstruction of Gaza,
to show maximum flexibility in opening the Rafah crossing. We receive regular representations
from the Palestinian Authority on rebuilding of homes in Gaza, and have urged the
Palestinian Authority to take steps to return to Gaza.</p><p>The UK is also supporting
the temporary Gaza Reconstruction Mechanism to facilitate the import of construction
materials into Gaza. The Department for International Development is providing £0.7
million to the Materials Monitoring Unit which oversees and monitors the import, storage,
supply and use of construction materials into Gaza.</p>
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