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Gaza Strip - Preliminary Debris Management Scenarios - November 2024

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According to UNOSAT damage assessment, a total of 163,778 structures were damaged in the Gaza Strip as of 6 September 2024.

For the debris optioneering the following scenarios were developed and applied:

A. Disposal of all debris at a debris disposal site located centrally in each of the following zones: North Gaza, Gaza, Deir Al-Balah, Khan Younis and Rafah;

B. 50% disposal of the debris to locations as above scenario A, and 50% recycling of the debris at the following sites using 105 trucks: 1 centralised debris recycling in North Gaza, 1 centralised debris recycling in Gaza, 1 centralised debris recycling in Khan Younis that serves Deir Al-Balah, Khan Younis and Rafah.

Mine action/EOD costs are approximately 10% of debris management costs according to UNMAS.