The Palestinians estimate the damage from Israeli operations in the three billion dollars.

SyuzhetyVoennaya Israeli operation in the sector Gaza14.01.2009Izrail again fired from the territory LivanaKommentariiNeveroyatny mir13.01.2009Razreshenie the conflict in Gaza would require sophisticated diplomats fantaziiPalestinsky Ambassador to Russia Afif Safiya, speaking at a press conference in Moscow, estimated the damage caused to the Gaza Strip during Israeli military operations "Cast lead, at three billion dollars, transmits Interfax.

Afif Safiya also called for the speedy establishment of a transitional Palestinian government, which, he said, primarily to deal with the aftermath of the damage.

The second challenge the transitional government should be the organization and conduct of internationally supervised parliamentary and presidential elections in the Palestinian Authority. In their follow-up would form a new coalition cabinet.

Recall that at the present time in the Palestinian Authority actually exists diarchy. West Bank is controlled by PA President Mahmoud Abbas and his supporters of Fatah, included in the Palestine Liberation Organization.

The Gaza Strip is controlled by the radical Islamic movement Hamas, whose members after the coup in June 2007 out of the sector supporters of Fatah and formed his government. For its part, the international community recognizes as the legitimate representative of the Palestinians only to Abbas.

Negotiations on reconciliation, which lasted throughout 2008, with the active mediation of Arab States, ended inconclusively. January 9, expired term of Mahmoud Abbas as Palestinian Authority president, but he extended it for another year to the presidential election coincided with the parliamentary. Hamas said that did not accept the extension of authority of Abbas.

Israeli military operation "Cast lead" in the Gaza Strip, launched on 27 December, aims to overthrow the government of Hamas, whose militants shelled Israeli territory Qassam rockets and mortar shells. According to data released on 12 January, during the operation killed more than 900 Palestinians. According to the IDF predsaviteley, most of them - about 650 people - were militants or members of Hamas.