PA OFFICIAL: THE ECONOMIC CONDITION IN GAZA IS DETERIORATING

Image: PIC — **Naim Abed, the Assistant Undersecretary of the Palestinian Authority (PA) Ministry of National Economy in Gaza, said the economic condition in the blockaded Gaza Strip is deteriorating day after day.** (Photo: PIC)

Gaza, 24 Jumadal Awwal 1436/15 March 2015 (MINA) – Naim Abed, the Assistant Undersecretary of the Palestinian Authority (PA) Ministry of National Economy in Gaza, said the economic condition in the blockaded Gaza Strip is deteriorating day after day.

The PA official Abed told the PIC reporter the closure of Gaza border crossings and tunnels has weakened the economic conditions, other than the ban on the entry of construction materials while the Strip is suffering from the consequences of the three battles waged on the coastal enclave by the Israeli occupation forces, Palestinian Information Center (PIC) quoted by Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA) as reporting.

He pointed out that half a million of the Gazan population has become without income, noting that the unemployment percentage will exceed 62 if the situation continues that way

The PA official also called for expediting solutions to the economic crisis in Gaza through cooperation between both public and private sectors to set up a common vision to improve the economic conditions in the Israeli-besieged Strip. (T/P006/P3)

Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)