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The official said the $50 million figure — a massive number that would have represented roughly $23 spent on contraceptives for each of the 2.1 million residents of Gaza — was part of two ...
It is unclear if the entire $50 million was for condoms, which would be an incredible sum for a population of that size, or if the condoms were just part of a $50 million spending plan.
The Trump administration, eager to stop wasteful government spending, halted the distribution of $50 million in taxpayer dollars set aside to buy condoms to be sent to Gaza, White House press ...
Since the start of the Israeli operation, more than 33,000 Palestinians in Gaza have been killed, [13] including over 14,000 children and 9,000 women. [14] [15] Several thousand more are missing and presumed trapped under rubble. [16] [17] Nearly all of the strip's 2.3 million population has been internally displaced. [18]
As a result of the Israeli blockade, 85% of factories were shut or operated at less than 20% capacity. It is estimated that Israeli businesses lost $2 million a day from the closure while Gaza lost approximately $1 million a day. [32] The World Bank estimated the nominal GDP of the territories at US$4,007,000 and of Israel at US$161,822,000.
The international community has sent billions of dollars in aid to the Gaza Strip to provide relief to the more than 2 million Palestinians living there. [8] From 2014 to 2020, U.N. agencies spent nearly $4.5 billion in Gaza, including $600 million in 2020 alone. [8]
In 2011 Gaza's economy increased by 27% while unemployment fell to 29%, its lowest in a decade. [16] In 2012, Qatar donated 400 million dollars towards construction projects in the Gaza Strip. [17] That year, 250 trucks a day passed through the Kerem Shalom border crossing, transporting goods from Israel to the Gaza Strip. [18]
After only one month of fighting the percentage has increased by about 20% with the number expected to increase by about 34% in the second month of the war. [1] After one year, the UN Trade and Development body stated that the economy of Gaza was in "utter ruin" and that it would take 350 years to return to pre-conflict levels. [5]