Poverty, unemployment skyrocket in the Gaza Strip after Israel’s war
Al Jazeera••world
Key Points:
- Thousands of families in Gaza, like Alaa Alzanin's, are displaced multiple times and living in cramped UN-run shelters, struggling with unemployment and inability to provide basic needs amid ongoing conflict.
- Unemployment in Gaza has soared to 80%, with over half a million Palestinians jobless, exacerbating poverty and hunger as Israeli restrictions limit aid and supplies entering the region.
- Gaza's economy has collapsed, with GDP plunging 83% in 2024 compared to the previous year, erasing over two decades of development and leaving most sectors, including agriculture and industry, devastated.
- The local government aims to rebuild the economy by supporting small and medium enterprises and creating job programs, but this depends on reopening crossings for unrestricted flow of goods
