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Blockade Increases Palestinian Unemployment Across Territories
UN reports Israel’s blockade of the West Bank and Gaza Strip has tripled unemployment to 40 percent and erased three years of gains. About 120,000 Palestinians cannot work. Jericho and other towns see stalled farms, closed factories, and disrupted schools. Israel defends limits to block Islamic militants, while Palestinians warn of rising resentment and violence. Clashes kill two Palestinians in the West Bank as Hamas vows revenge.
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