Reconstruction Challenges: The Day After the War and the Future of Youth in Gaza
Palestinian youth are 22% of the population. This study surveys their condition in the war's aftermath, under chronic political blockage and a dependent economy, and sketches possible paths to rebuild them psychologically, professionally and civically.
- Author
- Pal-Think research team
- Date
- 2025-12-01
Key points
- More than 60% of Gaza's youth lost entire school years during the war.
- Reconstruction strategies lack recovery plans attentive to young age groups.
- Youth are the human capital essential to any genuine project of revival in Gaza.
Recommendations
- Include a dedicated line for financing youth education and rehabilitation in every reconstruction plan.
- Create psychological and social counselling centres for young war survivors.
- Establish a national fund to support youth entrepreneurship in the recovery phase.