Egypt's Sisi says Gaza reconstruction will cost $90bn

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has said that the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip near the Egypt border will cost $90bn.

In a speech in Cairo, Sisi said he "requested an estimate [from Egyptian state institutions] for the cost of rebuilding the Gaza Strip as a result of the Israeli bombing it witnessed", stressing that it "needs $90bn”, according to the Cairo News Channel.

He pointed out that "what happened in Gaza is a challenge to Egypt and the entire region."