After Gaza bombardment, building back could take years

Naji Dwaima's family is known as "the watch family" in Gaza, and on Sunday morning, he sat on a folding chair and stared at the spot where his watch store used to be. It was buried under 12 stories of rubble, destroyed, along with dozens of other shops, factories, banks and a worrisome chunk of Gaza's economy, by Israeli missiles.

On the third day of the cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, the bustle on Gaza streets was nearly back to normal, with undamaged restaurants and stores open and traffic in...