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Charity to expand work to clear explosives in Gaza amid ‘immense’ devastation
The Halo Trust plans to expand to 100 bomb disposal teams for a five-year Gaza reconstruction, addressing extensive contamination from unexploded ordnance, officials said.
- Earlier this year the Halo Trust began operating in Gaza and plans to expand teams in January and broaden activities across 2026.
- The Israel-Hamas war has left large parts of Gaza contaminated with unexploded bombs and damaged 80% of buildings, while a ceasefire took effect on October 10.
- Small Halo Trust teams have been operating near shelters to check for explosive threats while risk‑education training began this month to teach trusted locals, supported by 253 staff including 71 women and 62 trained in operational roles.
- The Halo Trust says a five‑year rebuilding effort would require scaling to around 100 bomb disposal teams, costing around £60 million a year, while progress depends on international donor funding, Paul McCann said.
- Dense population in Gaza means traditional wide cordon methods will be complicated, with clearance teams facing improvised explosives made in small workshops and unknown contamination causing around 1,600 civilian casualties including 600 children.
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Charity to expand work to clear explosives in Gaza amid ‘immense’ devastation
The Gaza Strip will need extensive work to remove explosives and reconstruct amid the “immense” level of devastation caused by the war, the world’s largest landmine-clearing charity has said.
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