• 72pc of enclave’s residential buildings destroyed, reconstruction to cost up to $40bn
• Haniyeh says Hamas studying truce proposal in ‘positive spirit’
GAZA STRIP: The United Nations said on Thursday that the post-war reconstruction of Gaza would require an international effort unseen since the aftermath of World War II, estimating it could cost up to $40 billion.
It came as Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh struck an optimistic tone over a possible truce and hostage release deal for Gaza...