Khaberni - The economy of the Gaza Strip has sustained severe losses over the last two years, estimated by the Gazan Government Media Office at about $70 billion; these are just the initial direct losses for 15 vital sectors.
A previous report from the Gazan Government Media Office explained that about 90% of the infrastructure in the sector was destroyed after 700 days of ongoing war. The destruction affected various economic sectors.
According to the Media Office, Israeli forces dropped about 125,000 tons of explosives on the sector, resulting in the near-total destruction of buildings and vital facilities.
And the Israeli war machinery destroys about 300 buildings daily in the Gaza Strip, and has already destroyed nearly 90% of the buildings.
Below is a presentation summarizing these economic losses in the Gaza Strip on the occasion of two full years, according to the sectors:
• $5 billion in initial losses for the health sector.
• $4 billion in initial losses for the educational sector.
• $28 billion in initial losses for the housing sector.
• $4 billion in initial losses for the industrial sector.
• $4.5 billion in initial losses for the commercial sector.
• $2.8 billion in initial losses for the agricultural sector.
• $6 billion in initial losses for the services and municipal sector.
• $4 billion in initial losses for the household sector (contents of homes).
• $3 billion in initial losses for the telecommunications and internet sector.
• $2.8 billion in initial losses for the transport and communications sector.
• $1.4 billion in initial losses for the electricity sector.
• About $2 billion in initial losses for the entertainment and hospitality sector.
• $1 billion in initial losses for the religious sector.
• $800 million in initial losses for the media sector.
