It has been a month since the armed clash between Israel in the Middle East and Palestinian insurgents ceased.
The new Israeli government, which changed its government for the first time in 12 years, has been bombing the Gaza Strip in Palestine for two days in a row, and the situation continues to be unstable, which could raise tensions again.
Last month, a fierce exchange of rockets and air strikes continued between Israel and Hamas, an Islamic fundamentalist organization that effectively controls the Gaza Strip in Palestine, killing a total of 269 people and ceasefire on the 21st of last month.
According to the United Nations, more than 1,000 houses have been destroyed in the Gaza Strip, water facilities have been damaged, and tap water cannot be supplied to 400,000 people, or 20% of the inhabitants.
Restoration work such as the removal of debris is continuing in the Gaza Strip, but the checkpoints set up by Israel severely restrict the import of supplies, resulting in a shortage of construction materials, soaring prices and economic activity. Is affected.
In Israel, the government changed for the first time in 12 years, and a new government led by Prime Minister Bennett was launched on the 13th of this month. It is a big issue to be able to take a policy that matches the above.
Under these circumstances, Hamas, who opposed the fact that the Internet administration allowed the march of far-right supporters in the area where many Palestinians live in Jerusalem, flew balloons with igniters to the Israeli side, and the Israeli army on the 16th and 17th. With the bombing of the Gaza Strip, the situation continues to be unstable, which could raise tensions again.
Gaza Strip Delayed recovery work from air strike damage due to lack of materials
In the Gaza Strip of Palestine, many buildings have been destroyed or damaged by Israeli airstrikes, but restoration work has been delayed due to lack of materials such as iron and soaring prices. ..
A major construction materials company in the Gaza Strip can only secure 400 tons of reinforcing bars, which is about one-fifth of the usual amount, and material shortages continue.
According to the company's owner, Rezek Absafia, Israel has severely restricted access to checkpoints leading to the Gaza Strip, making it impossible to bring in materials.
In the Gaza Strip, the demand for construction materials required for restoration work is rapidly increasing, which means that prices are rising and it is difficult to secure materials.
"Iron and other materials have already arrived at Israeli ports, but they are still unable to pass through checkpoints. I think rising prices will have a further impact on the already deteriorating economy of Gaza. I was talking.
Strict checkpoint restrictions affect industry in Gaza Strip
Strict restrictions on checkpoints by the Israeli side are also affecting industry in the Gaza Strip.
In the Gaza Strip, which faces the Mediterranean Sea, the fishing industry is in a situation where Israel allows fishing only within a maximum of about 24 km from the coast even in normal times, and now the range is limited to within 10 km during the ceasefire. Aquaculture is also carried out because it depends on it.
At Yasser Hajj's farm, which is the largest in the Gaza Strip, more than two-thirds of Thai and other fish farmed so far have been shipped to the West Bank, but Israel will carry supplies from the Gaza Strip. It means that we can not ship because we do not accept.
For this reason, we have no choice but to limit the shipping destinations to the Gaza Strip, and as a result, the distribution volume has increased, the transaction price has fallen, and profits have decreased significantly.
In addition, at Hajj's farm, the solar panels used to supplement the electricity required for aquaculture were damaged by the Israeli airstrikes, and repairs would cost more than 8 million yen in Japanese yen.
Hajj said, "If the situation continues for the next few months, we will have to close the farm that employs 55 people. Checkpoint restrictions are affecting various industries and the Gaza Strip It will lead to a further economic crisis. "