All articles tagged with #israeli restrictions
Gaza faces a severe food and cash crisis, with shortages of money due to destroyed banks and restrictions on cash inflows, leading to high prices, black market currency exchange, and people selling belongings or paying high commissions to access funds.
Local Palestinian efforts successfully delivered aid into northern Gaza, but these efforts faced Israeli restrictions and violent looting by gangs, with Israel accused of sabotaging humanitarian aid and targeting Palestinian police, amid ongoing tensions and accusations of arming Gaza gangs.
Palestinians, particularly young men, are facing difficulties accessing the Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem due to increased Israeli restrictions, with many being prevented from entering the compound by heavily armed Israeli police forces. This has been a long-standing point of contention, and as Ramadan begins, there are concerns about potential additional constraints on access to the religious site, which draws thousands of worshipers from Jerusalem, the West Bank, and Israel.