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Rebuilding Gaza: don’t sideline Palestinian scientists, say experts

Researchers warn against ‘top down’ solutions as ceasefire is agreed in the first phase of a peace deal.
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  1. Michele Catanzaro
Palestinian children celebrate at a camp for displaced people in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip.

Palestinian children celebrate at a camp for displaced people in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip. Credit: Eyad Baba/AFP via Getty

Researchers who study post-war reconstruction have told Nature that the recovery of public health, environment, higher education and research in Gaza will not succeed unless it is led by experts from the Palestinian territory.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-025-03324-w

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