GAZA (Palestine Foundation Information Center) The Gaza Municipality has said that the city’s road and street network has suffered severe damage as a result of the ongoing aggression and genocide campaign carried out by the Israeli occupation in the Gaza Strip for nearly twenty months.
In a press statement released on Tuesday, the municipality said the road network in Gaza City extends about 900 kilometers, spread across 3,659 streets, including main roads, side streets, and alleyways.
It clarified that this network serves over one million residents of the city and neighboring areas, in addition to around 50,000 vehicles that use the city’s roads daily.
The municipality noted that total damage to the road network has reached approximately 42%, while partial damage stands at around 14%, and minor damage has been recorded at about 38%.
It pointed out that the scale of destruction has led to the closure of many roads, “which requires urgent intervention this year to rehabilitate and reopen them for the movement of citizens and vehicles, and to ensure smooth transportation and access to various parts of the city.”
The Gaza Municipality called on all concerned parties and donor institutions to contribute to meeting its urgent needs to repair the road network.
