Israel OK’s Libyan Aid to Rebuild Gaza Homes

A rare agreement between Israel and Libya, which are technically at war, has cleared the way for a Libyan charity to provide $50-million to rebuild 1,250 dwellings destroyed during last year’s Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip, says Reuters.

Youssef Sawani, head of the Tripoli’s Gaddafi Foundation, denied the deal was connected to Libya’s release of an Israeli photographer who has been detained in the North African nation since March. He said approval for the Gaza work was a concession arising from Israel’s diversion last month of a Libyan-chartered aid ship aiming to breach the Israeli blockade on the Palestinian enclave.