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Libya to fund Gaza homes after Israeli freed

A rare deal between foes Israel and Libya to free an Israeli photographer will let Libya underwrite the rebuilding of 1,250 Gaza Strip homes destroyed in Israel’s offensive there last year, UN officials said on Tuesday.

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In notably measured remarks about an age-old enemy, Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, who helped broker the release of photographer Rafael Hadad with the assistance of an Austrian mediator, described Libya as a “reliable partner.”


Israel and Libya are technically in a state of war, and the North African state has been one of Israel’s most outspoken critics on the international stage for decades.


The UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), which looks after Palestinian refugees, said under the deal Israel would allow Libya to provide $50 million to fund the rebuilding of Gaza homes.


Lieberman and his aides declined to comment on details of the deal to free Hadad, 34, who was detained as a spy in March after travelling to Libya on a passport issued by Tunisia, the country of his birth. Colleagues say Hadad was photographing Jewish heritage sites in Libya. Israel denies he was a spy.


After bringing Hadad home on Monday, Lieberman said: “I think that the deal with the Libyan government was very, very successful, reliable. We know that they are a reliable partner … and we will respect their demands regarding … some Palestinian issues.”


Talks on Hadad’s release coincided with the sailing last month of a Libyan-chartered ship carrying cargo for Palestinians in Gaza, which is under an Israeli blockade that has been the subject of international debate since nine activists were killed when Israeli troops raided a Turkish-led aid flotilla in May.



Peter Ford, a representative of UNRWA’s Commissioner General, said at the signing of the agreement with the Libyan Gadhafi Foundation that hundreds of Palestinian families would benefit from the deal, but Israel should do more.


“UNRWA calls on the Israeli authorities to issue the necessary permissions promptly to allow us to use, not only these new Libyan funds, but also Saudi [Arabian], Dutch, Japanese, and other funds which are available to remedy this dreadful situation,” said Ford in a statement released by UNRWA.


Israel imposed a blockade on the Gaza Strip in 2006 after Hamas won elections in the territory, then tightened it during the group’s takeover in 2007.


Israel bars the import to Gaza of cement and steel which it says could be used for fortifications and weapons production. The United Nations says this makes it difficult to rebuild Gaza.


Libya wanted Israel to let the aid ship, Amalthea, to dock in Gaza in exchange for Hadad, an Israeli official said, speaking about the negotiations under condition he not be identified.


Israel refused, and the Amalthea docked instead at the Egyptian port of Al-Arish. Israel agreed that some 20 prefabricated structures in its cargo could be admitted to Gaza.


Israel has claimed that the blockade, which was eased in June, is aimed at preventing the territory’s Hamas rulers from bolstering their weapons stockpile. But it mainly aggravates the hardship faced by 1.7 million Palestinians dependent on UN aid. – With The Daily Star



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