a young man dragging his bicycle among the extensive destruction caused by the airstrikes on Gaza.

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A Year of War in Gaza: Impacts on Employment and Livelihoods in the West Bank and Gaza Strip - October 2024

Extensive destruction caused by the airstrikes on Gaza. © WHO/ 11 October 2023/ Gaza, Occupied Palestinian Territory

One year has passed since the onset of war in Gaza, resulting in immense human suffering and widespread destruction of livelihoods and infrastructure in both the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. This bulletin outlines the impact of the war in Gaza on the labour market and on the wider economy in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and is the fifth and latest in a series of bulletins from the ILO and the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS).

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