Anadolu: 21 days of Israel’s siege damaged Nablus economy

November 5th, 2022

Awake Goy

Abdelaziz al-Qadi, the Palestinian owner of a supermarket in the village of Deir Sharaf near Nablus in the occupied West Bank, checks on a fridge at his premises on October 26, 2022. [JAAFAR ASHTIYEH/AFP via Getty Images]

Twenty-one days of Israel's siege has damaged the economy of the occupied West Bank city of Nablus and resulted in major commercial losses for traders, Anadolu Agency reported on Friday. Palestinian traders and officials from Nablus, the major commercial hub in the West Bank, said that the Israeli siege has suffocated the city and its residents and resulted in economic losses that require much time to recover. On 12 October, the Israeli occupation surrounded the city with high cement blocks, large sandbags and sand barricades, imposing a strict siege on the city, which, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Economy, includes 17,113 commercial and industrial facilities. The siege lasted for 21 days, as the Israeli occupation announced lifting the restrictions […] Source