<article data-history-node-id="431955" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/albanese-israel-erased-69-years-gaza-development-unprecedented-economic" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/albanese-israel-erased-69-years-gaza-development-unprecedented-economic" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Albanese: Israel erased 69 years of Gaza development, triggered economic collapse </span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Palestine, Francesca Albanese, on Wednesday said that the Israeli attacks on Gaza have wiped out 69 years of human development, representing the worst economic collapse ever recorded.</p> <p>In a post on the X platform,&nbsp;Albanese quoted a new UN report and said that Israel's genocide in Gaza has led to the destruction of healthcare, education, infrastructure, and even the banking system.</p> </div> </div> </article>

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