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Aid and reconstruction challenges
Post-Assad Syria has received hundreds of millions of dollars in aid from many countries.
An American push — with President Donald Trump's personal backing — has helped lift crippling sanctions, while the World Bank estimates Syria will need at least $200bn (£145bn) to rebuild.
Some donors are hesitating because of volatility in the country and wider region, exacerbated by what the article calls Israel's repeated attacks on its neighbour, while Israel says it is acting against perceived threats posed by Syria's armed groups.
Kabawat shows visible emotion about the scale of need, wiping a tear as she says "I see the suffering of the people... and feel responsible for their pain," then steels herself, saying "Khalas [enough], enough of tears," and returns to work.