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| Can Gaza be rebuilt? Gregg Carlstrom, our Middle East Correspondent and Rosie Blau, co-host of The Intelligence podcast, discuss the scale of the destruction in Gaza and why every major plan to rebuild Gaza has stalled. 00:00 – What rebuilding proposals are on the table? 00:59 – How bad is the destruction in Gaza? 02:25 – Could that Egyptian plan work? 06:01 – Can the Israeli–American plan work? 08:16 – What happens in the interim? Listen to the full episode: https://econ.st/3LHyrfA Sign up to The Economist's weekly newsletter: https://econ.st/3J0xzBr #TheEconomist #Gaza #Israel |
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