International donors conducted an assessment of the physical damage in the West Bank following the devastating incursions by the Israeli forces during March - April 2002. The total loss was estimated to be $342 million, excluding social and humanitarian costs and income losses. In Jenin refugee camp more than 800 families found themselves to be homeless as the damage to housing amounted to $34 million. Many historical and cultural sites were destroyed and damages were estimated at $52 million. While these damages seem exorbitant they are dwarfed by Palestinian income losses, resulting from the strict restrictions placed on movement of labor and goods, which in the first 15 months of the Intifada amounted to $2.4 billion.

Source: Donor Support Group and World Bank

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