Egypt to host Donors Conference on Gaza

Egypt will host a donors conference on the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip on October 12 in Cairo, the Egyptian foreign minister said on Tuesday, according to Reuters.

The announcement carried on the state news agency came after Norway's foreign minister held talks with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on the issue, the report noted.

Earlier on Tuesday, the United Nations (UN) and Palestinian Authority (PA) called for international donors to supply $550 million to Gaza, despite the fact that its Hamas rulers have already restarted construction on its terror tunnels to attack Israel.

The appeal seeks to repair damage caused in the 50-day Operation Protective Edge, which started in July after Hamas launched a rocket war on the Jewish state.

"The scope of damage and devastation is unprecedented in the Gaza Strip," said UN Humanitarian Coordinator James Rawley in a statement. "The crisis is far from over."