The Need for a Post-War Development Strategy in the Gaza Strip - Overview & Analysis of Industrial Damage and Its Grave Consequences

This report highlights the post war status of private sector businesses represented in the Palestinian Federation of Industries (PFI) in the Gaza Strip. It attempts to rationalize some of the figures resulting from the preliminary damage assessment PFI performed in cooperation with other private sector bodies as well as the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). While this paper comes at a time when other parallel efforts are underway, it attempts to complement the ongoing post war assessment efforts. It is also intended to make contributions which would hopefully help reconstruct, redevelop and enable a viable industrial sector in the Gaza Strip.