OCCUPIED PALESTINE — The Palestinian Ministry
of National Economy stated that 94.8 percent of economic establishments are
facing difficulties in transportation and distribution of goods among
Palestinian provinces since October 7. This has negatively impacted all
economic activities in Palestine.
اضافة اعلان
According to the weekly report of the Ministry
of
National Economy's observatory, reported by Al-Mamlaka TV, 79.6 percent of
economic establishments indicated that Israeli incursions into Palestinian
cities, towns, villages, and camps, as well as
settler attacks, constitute a
major obstacle to their operations.
During the first week of November of the
current year, the observatory recorded a decline in the production capacity of
industrial facilities by an average of 49 percent, and the workforce in these
facilities decreased by 27.6 percent in the West Bank.
The observatory showed a decrease in sales of
commercial stores by over 50 percent, with declines particularly notable in
sales of clothing, shoes, children's toys, household tools, furniture,
cleaning products, and some food items.
The observatory documented direct economic
losses for establishments resulting from Israeli army attacks and settler
assaults, causing direct damage to their fixed assets or owned goods. About 8.6
percent of establishments reported direct damage, with the estimated value of
these damages being approximately 172,000 shekels in vehicles, 58,000 shekels
in buildings, and around 4 million shekels in goods.
The occupation measures and violations had a
tangible impact on the performance of economic establishments in the northern
Palestinian provinces. About 91.4 percent of establishments reported a decline
in their monthly sales.
Furthermore, 54.3 percent of commercial
establishments indicated that their monthly sales decreased by less than 50%
after the aggression, while 45.7 percent of commercial establishments stated
that their monthly sales decreased by over 50 percent. Notable among the goods
with decreased sales were clothing, shoes, children's toys, household tools,
furniture, cleaning products, and some food items.
69.6 percent of
industrial establishments indicated that they are operating at less than their usual production capacity,
while only 3.6 percent reported an increase in production capacity, and 26.8
percent worked at the same production capacity as before the aggression.
Among the notable industrial sectors that
experienced a decline in production capacity after the aggression on Gaza are
the stone and marble sector, plastic industries, ready-mix concrete,
construction industries, glass products, chemical industries, confectionery,
clothing industry, and date packing and processing.
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