West Bank, Israeli economy closely linked At least as far as the economy is concerned, it seems that things have been going well for the Fatah-Hamas unity government in its first steps. According to reports by the Palestinian media, the government will pay the salaries of the 45,000 Hamas government employees who have not received their wages in the last four months. The funds to that end have been contributed by Qatar. The Palestinian media has further reported on an arrangement reached with Israel to open the closed border crossings [to Gaza] and to expand the Kerem Shalom border crossing, through which building materials are already transported on a large scale for the rehabilitation of the ruins. And members of the unity government’s security forces (many of whom come from Ramallah) have been deployed at the border crossing. Laborers from Gaza will once again work in Israel Read more: al-monitor/pulse/business/2014/10/gaza-west-bank-economy-israel-import-export-workers.html#ixzz3Gpc7GswR
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