A report issued by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of      Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) accused the Israeli occupation authority (IOA) of continuing to prevent necessary building materials for projects related to the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip from being imported, pointing out that Israeli forces have only allowed 17% of building materials for two reconstruction projects to enter so far, preventing the projects from completion.

A report issued by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) accused the Israeli occupation authority (IOA) of continuing to prevent necessary building materials for projects related to the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip from being imported, pointing out that Israeli forces have only allowed 17% of building materials for two reconstruction projects to enter so far, preventing the projects from completion.

According to OCHA weekly report, Israel only allowed a total of 17 percent of the building materials necessary for the construction of housing units supervised by UNRWA in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip.

The report provided that the IOA allowed 20 tons of cement and four tons of steel bars to enter for the reconstruction of Al-Quds hospital project.

OCHA noted that last week Israel allowed a limited supply of materials which were previously restricted to enter.  A total of 98 shipments of timber, 47 shipments of aluminum, 240 shipments of clothing, and 134 shipments of shoes have entered Gaza since the beginning of last April.