The scarcity of liquidity exacerbates the suffering of Gaza residents, and financial aid is evaporating. The closure of banks since the beginning of the war on Gaza has increased residents' dependence on authorized offices to disburse money.
The entry of funds from outside the Gaza Strip has stopped since the start of the crisis, exacerbating the severity of the liquidity shortage. Some ATMs affiliated with some banks operate partially in the areas of the Central Governorate and the city of Rafah (south), but they suffer from severe crowding.