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Spike in West Bank virus cases; economic and mental health fallout

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Published: 7 July 2020

Last updated: 4 March 2024

PA says Hebron outbreak is ‘out of control’ and it will extend lockdown beyond five days; civil servants have salary halved due to crunch; alarm over rise in Gaza suicides

Palestinian Authority reports 528 new coronavirus cases in West Bank (Times of Israel)
PA health ministry says the outbreak in the Hebron area is ‘out of control’ and that current five-day lockdown is likely to be extended

Palestinian Authority to pay civil servants half their monthly wages amid cash crunch (Al-Monitor)
Faced with a worsening financial crisis, the Palestinian Authority has slashed the salaries of its public sector employees.

Alarmed by rise in Gaza suicides, Palestinians blame Hamas, PA (Jerusalem Post)
Palestinians took to social media to express outrage over the increase in suicide rates, with many holding Hamas and the PA responsible for the harsh economic conditions in Gaza.

Photo: Family members of an imam at a local mosque perform Friday prayers on the rooftop of their house, after the PA shut down mosques in Hebron, July 3 (Hazem Bader/AFP)
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