- Occupied West Bank faces economic standstill due to Israel-ordered shutdowns and settler attacks.
- Daily income of drivers drops significantly; travel between cities and villages is now dangerous.
- Increased army restrictions and Israeli settler attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank have worsened the already fragile economic situation.
- Sales in stores drop by 50%; closures affect all sectors, from transportation to retail.
- Palestinian Authority’s Ministry of National Economy predicts long-lasting negative effects on the Palestinian economy due to the war and intensified closures.
Media Bias Fact Check (Al Jazeera):
Overall, we rate Al Jazeera Left-Center biased, based on story selection that slightly favors the left, and Mixed for factual reporting due to failed fact checks that were not corrected and misleading extreme editorial bias that favors Qatar.
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Note that most of the building industry in Israel consists of Palestinian workers, and the current events froze all building projects, amid fears of terrorist groups sneaking into cities - thus negatively affecting these families income.
For comparison, Israel has had its credit rating downgraded and there is a major economic downturn there as well. Quark was wrong - war is bad for business.