RAMALLAH, February 4, 2009 (WAFA)- Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad has announced a $673-million aid program for reconstructing the Gaza Strip, and sheltering Palestinians displaced due to the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip, which has started on December 23, 2008.

He stressed the necessity of moving, immediately to aid the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, explaining that the catastrophe there cannot take any more delay.

He added, “resisting the occupation is a legitimate right, guaranteed by the international law, yet, to establish the Palestinian state, we must protect the Palestinian unity.”