Palestinian economy

Weddings resume in Gaza, although on smaller scale, due to post-war challenges

Since the destruction of roughly 93 percent of hotels and wedding halls, celebrations are now held at private homes or modest venues.

Palestinian couples attend a mass wedding in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip December 2, 2025.
Palestinians shop at a market in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on November 21, 2025.

Palestinian economy suffers worst-ever collapse after Israel-Hamas conflict, UN says

 US PRESIDENT Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken attend a video meeting with G7 leaders to discuss the Iranian attack on Israel, at the White House on Sunday.

G7 finance leaders to call on Israel to maintain Palestinian bank links

 Palestinian workers in Israel

Palestinian unemployment rate seen spiking to over 50% amid Gaza war, ILO says


Israeli minister holds rare meet with PA prime minister in West Bank

The meeting between the Israeli finance minister and Palestinian officials comes amid efforts by the US to jump-start the diplomatic process.

Hamdallah and Kahlon

Bethlehem security forces brace for Trump visit

Posters around the city hail US President as "Man of Peace."

A poster welcoming US President Donald Trump in Bethlehem, May 23, 2017

Google to enable Internet users to virtually explore Palestinian cities

Google Maps users will soon be able to explore the cities of Ramallah, Bethlehem and Jericho from their smartphones.

MANGER SQUARE in Bethlehem sparkles last night with the celebration of Christmas Eve.

No time to wait: Economic discrimination against Arab towns must be fixed immediately

An immediate investment in Arab localities is not just a matter of justice – implementing government decisions would also be the right step for the Finance Ministry to take.

Nazareth

PA Government postpones elections for four months

An overwhelming majority of Palestinians wanted the municipal elections to take place in the West Bank and Gaza on October 8.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas

‘Outrageous’

Most Israelis and Jews might claim that the Geneva Conventions do not apply to Judea and Samaria, and they certainly have a right to believe so.

A CONSTRUCTION site in the West Bank settlement of Givat Ze’ev, near Jerusalem [File]

Comment: What will the US do if Hamas wins the upcoming Palestinian elections?

A Hamas victory could destabilize the entire region.

Palestinians supporting Hamas chant slogans during a rally celebrating Hamas student supporters winning the student council election at Birzeit University in Ramallah

Japan to create Jericho pipeline for Palestinian goods to Arab world

Japan and Israel invested a total of $350 million to expand the Jericho Agro Industrial Park.

JAPAN HAS invested $300m. in the Corridor for Peace and Prosperity project in the West Bank.

Higher penalty for hiring illegal Palestinian workers passes final vote

MK Osama Saadi spoke out against the bill, referring what he said was “a serious problem in uniting families in the Negev.”

A Palestinian employee works at the SodaStream factory [File]

Gazan economic crisis could lead to new security deterioration, MI chief warns

Gaza’s unemployment rate stands at more than 40 percent, and there are no economic growth engines to speak of in the Hamas-ruled Strip.

A Palestinian boy looks through the gate of his family's house at Shatti (beach) refugee camp in Gaza City