Donors Fail to Deliver Pledged Gaza Aid: Report

The report from the Association of International Development Agencies, released on Monday, found that only 26.8 percent ($945mln) of the money pledged by donors at the Cairo conference six months ago has been released, and reconstruction and recovery have barely started in the besieged coastal enclave.

"The promising speeches at the donor conference have turned into empty words," said Winnie Byanyima, executive director of Oxfam, which was among the report's signatories.

"There has been little rebuilding, no permanent ceasefire agreement and no plan to end the blockade. The international community is walking with eyes wide open into the next avoidable conflict, by upholding the status quo they themselves said must change."

Operation Protective Edge, the 2014 Israeli assault on Gaza that spanned nearly two months, resulted in the deaths of 2,132 Palestinians and 71 Israelis, according to data from aid agencies.

More than 10,000 homes were destroyed in the war, and thousands more were severely damaged. An estimated 17,500 families remain homeless.

After Israel and armed Palestinian groups agreed on a ceasefire, international donors met in Cairo in October 2014, where more than $5bln in aid was pledged. Of this, $3.5bln was earmarked for Gaza, while the rest was intended to provide support for the Palestinian government in general, including programmes in the West Bank.

The report notes that while some damaged buildings in Gaza have been repaired, almost no large-scale reconstruction projects have started, and no permanent housing has been rebuilt, Al Jazeera reported.