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Two Years After the Genocide War: Gaza Communications Amid Challenges and Recovery Hopes
SadaNews: In 2025, nearly two million citizens in the Gaza Strip are still deprived of modern communication services due to restrictions imposed by the Israeli occupation authorities, in clear violation of the residents' right to access technology and basic services, as stated in a statement issued...
"MAS" presents policies to reduce Israeli financial measures and the shekel surplus crisis
SadaNews - The Palestinian Economic Policy Research Institute "MAS" has issued a policy brief summarizing the study "Palestinian Options to Mitigate the Effects of Israeli Punitive Financial and Banking Measures: A Reference and Policy Study." This study focuses on a number of ke...
War Disrupts Half a Million Workers and Causes Economic Losses Exceeding 9 Billion Dollars
SadaNews - The Secretary-General of the Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions (PGFTU), Shaer Saad, stated that the ongoing Israeli aggression against our people since October 7, 2023, has caused over 507,000 Palestinian workers to be unable to work for more than two years, resulting in econ...
Exchange Rates of Foreign Currencies Against the Shekel on Tuesday (October 7)
SadaNews - The exchange rates of foreign currencies against the shekel today, Tuesday (October 7), are as follows:
Al-Quds Al-Sharif Welfare Agency Funds Small Projects in Jerusalem Governorate Villages
SadaNews - The Al-Quds Al-Sharif Welfare Agency launched today, Monday, a bundle of small support projects aimed at securing sustainable income sources for needy families in several villages in the Jerusalem governorate, with support from the Moroccan Association for the Reconstruction of Palestine....
Exchange Rates of Currencies Against the Shekel on Monday (October 6)
SadaNews - The exchange rates of currencies against the shekel today, Monday (October 6), are as follows:
Israeli Government Body Allocates 25 Million Shekels to Families of Dead and Wounded Israe...
SadaNews Translation - The Israeli Authority for Execution and Collection announced today the collection of 25 million shekels from Palestinian tax revenues for the benefit of families of Israeli dead and wounded in militant operations.
According to SadaNews translation, a prominent issue is an e...
Report: End of the War Could Return the Israeli Economy to a Rapid Growth Path
SadaNews Economics - The Hebrew newspaper "Yedioth Ahronoth" published an economic report discussing the potential repercussions of the end of the war between Israel and Hamas on the Israeli economy, considering that this stage could mark a critical turning point in the Israeli economic trajectory....
Industrial Production in Palestine Records a 3.11% Increase in August 2025
SadaNews - The Central Bureau of Statistics reported that the industrial production index recorded an increase of 3.11% during August compared to the previous month of July, as the industrial production index rose to 87.58 in August compared to 84.94 in July.
The statistics office added in a statem...
Ministry of Labor Opens Voting for the Name of the National Employment Platform Using Arti...
SadaNews Economic - The Palestinian Ministry of Labor, in partnership with the Belgian Development Agency (Enabel) and with support from the European Union, announced the launch of a voting process to choose the name of the new national employment platform, which leverages artificial intelligence te...
Currency exchange rates against the shekel (October 4)
SadaNews Economy - The currency exchange rates against the shekel today, Saturday (October 4), are as follows:
-Dollar: 3.29
-Dinar: 4.64
-Euro: 3.86
Exchange Rates of Currencies Against the Shekel (October 3)
SadaNews Economy - The exchange rates of currencies against the shekel today, Friday (October 3), are as follows:
-Dollar: 3.31
-Dinar: 4.67
-Euro: 3.88