Re-habitability, then, is not simply about survival; it is a political assertion that challenges the structures designed to render Gaza unliveable. Yet this assertion is continually undermined by the very systems that claim to support Gaza’s recovery. After all, the recurrent failure to reconstruct Gaza following successive military offensives is not the result of local incapacity, but of a dysfunctional and externally imposed system of aid and governance. In fact, the international community has played a central role in shaping a fragmented and politicized reconstruction framework—one that prioritizes temporary relief over long-term recovery and systematically sidelines Palestinian agency.
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