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Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/03/11/israel-gaza-west-bank-economy/
How the Gaza War Impacts the West Bank Economy
(Washington Post) Claire Parker - Over the years, Palestinian workers formed the backbone of Israel's construction industry and became a reliable source of cheap labor for its booming agriculture and tourism sectors. Workers from Gaza and the West Bank could earn in Israel triple the amount they could make in the Palestinian territories, according to the World Bank. But after Oct. 7, when Hamas and other militants killed around 1,200 people in Israel, authorities imposed a near-total ban on Palestinians working in Israel or its communities in the West Bank. Work permits of more than 170,000 Palestinian laborers were canceled and tens of thousands more who worked in Israel illegally are now also out of jobs.