Gaza – Hamas said on Sunday the cost of damage caused by Operation Pillar of Defense’s eight-day bombardment of the Gaza Strip will reach $700 million in indirect damages, and $500 million in direct damages to the city, Palestinian news agency PalToday reported, making total damages of more than $1.2 billion.
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According to PalToday, Hamas issued a preliminary estimate of damage caused by “Israeli aggression” in an official statement. According to the statement, a total of 200 buildings were demolished, and around eight thousand damaged.
Hamas plans to open a commission of inquiry into the operation, PalToday reported.
Meanwhile, a high-level delegation led by Ziad Zaza, Hamas’s Minister of Economy, is heading to Cairo in order to discuss the details of the truce agreement with Israel, in particular regarding the freedom of movement for Gazan fishermen, PalToday reported.
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Are these “Fisherman” going to be doing an Iranian missile run?
Drop in the bucket for Dubai and all of the oil rich Arab countries that will (reluctantly) contribute to the restoration campaign.
That’s the price the other nations of the world will pay because Hamas fired missles at Israel.
I thought they won. So what are they complaining about.
They need not to worry. Thier friends, such as the Eroupians Russians and Arabs will no doubt foot the bill…
na, it is not enough.
Hahahahahaha and these clowns won????? LOSERS!!!
Hamas is trying to tell the world that their damage is more then hurricane Sandy that hit Staten Island? the entire Gaza ain’t worth 2 million. Where are the Hamas terrorist getting their figures from?
Probably this budget includes new tunnels for chamas to import weapons and boms , from Egypt as well. השם ישמרנו פודינו ומצילינו
Unbelievable – It cost these animals over a billion dollars but they are still the winners!
Hamas is winning the “war” one debris field at a time.
was the picture taken b4 the opration or after!?!? this is how they live regardless
Ah, what a “victory”!!!
Cost 1.2 billion dollars; it really does, $200,000,000 damage and 1 billion dollars stolen by their leaders all gotten from the Arab and UN nations
Just take it off from the bill of what they are due us for destroying the twin towers
They will get the money from Europe and America. In the past Europe and America gave Arafat over thirty billion dollars. It will come from our taxes.
I wish Hamas many more such victories.
And that doesnt include the destroyed rockets…
i can’t believe you are even discussing the veracity of the amount. My position is who cares. you start a fight you sometimes get smacked – hard. this time was a simple smack; next time you should really get hit hard…..
Provided this is even remotely accurate, $1.2 billion is nothing. Our Federal democrats spend this much money every about 2 hours and 40 minutes of every day of the year. So Hussein will underwrite Hamas’s damages very easily.