Qatar pledges $500 million for Gaza reconstruction

CAIRO (Reuters) - Qatar will provide $500 million to help rebuild Gaza, the foreign minister said on Wednesday, following a ceasefire that ended the worst fighting in years between Israel and Palestinian militants.

"Qatar announces $500 million in support for the reconstruction of Gaza," Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani said in a Twitter post.

(Reporting by Alaa Swilam; Writing by Ghaida Ghantous; Editing by Alison Williams)