Photos: Palestinians rebuild Gaza’s ruins with mud bricks, scrap

More than 90 percent of Gaza lies in ruins, forcing thousands to rebuild homes with limited resources like mud and rubble.Palestinians build a room from mud bricks in Nuseirat in central Gaza, as construction supplies run short [File: Abdel Kareem Hana/AP Photo]Published On 8 Sep 20268 Sep 2026Palestinians in Gaza are turning to mud bricks, salvaged wood, and sheets of fabric and plastic to rebuild homes and shops shattered by Israel’s genocidal war on the enclave.Across neighbourhoods flattened by months of bombardment, families stack handmade bricks directly atop broken concrete, improvising fragile walls over cratered floors.The rudimentary structures offer little protection from heat, rain, or cold, but residents say they are the only alternative to sleeping in overcrowded tents or in the open air.Gaza authorities say more than 90 percent of the Strip has been destroyed since October 2023, leaving much of the Gaza Strip without adequate housing or basic infrastructure.Israel has killed at least 73,658 Palestinians, including more than 21,500 children, according to Palestinian health authorities and Gaza’s Government Media Office.The office estimates that Israel has dropped abou...