John Ging (1st L front), director of the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), talks with Majed al-Athamna (2nd L front) as he handed a new house to Majed's family in northeast Gaza Strip, December 12, 2009. Al-Athamna's house is the first one to be rebuilt after Israel's war nearly one year ago. [Xinhua]

Majed al-Athamna stands before his newly-built house in northeast Gaza Strip, December 12, 2009. Al-Athamna's house is the first one to be rebuilt by the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) after Israel's war nearly one year ago. [Xinhua]