United Nations Special Coordinator for Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov has expressed his pleasure with ongoing efforts to rebuild Gaza following last summer's Operation Protective Edge.
Mladenov, originally from Bulgaria, noted that work has noticeably sped up over the past two months.
However, he added that Gazans are still very far from being able to lead normal lives, and that a more rapid rehabilitation would only be possible if the Palestinian Authority were to take full responsibility for the area.