RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories: The reconstruction of the Gaza Strip, devastated during 50 days of war with Israel, will cost $7.7 billion, Palestinian experts said in a report on late Thursday.

The Palestinian Economic Council for Development and Reconstruction, a Palestinian Authority body that oversees the implementation of donor-financed projects, said the process would take “five years if Israel removed its blockade over Gaza entirely.”

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