"Now I have no work, I can't provide for my family, he told Al Jazeera, adding that he used to work in the infrastructure and farming sectors. I used to work with an axe to open water channels between the trees, plough the soil around them, spray pesticides, and plant tomatoes and cucumbers. I used to work from 7am to 4pm for 4050 shekels [$13-$15] per day."
"We are like dead people, but not buried yet, we only look at living people, yes, I swear. If someone destroyed your home and kicked you out to the streets like dogs, even dogs live better lives than ours,'' Hamouda told Al Jazeera. The dog in the street, no one would kick it off, but we were [kicked out] and displaced in the streets,'' he explained."
Gaza's economy fell by 87 percent over two years, producing mass unemployment and deepening poverty across the territory. Thousands of families have been repeatedly displaced and shelter in crowded UN-run schools and tiny tents, exposed to rain and winter cold. Many day labourers who previously earned 40–50 shekels per day in infrastructure and farming work are now without income. Households include elderly and disabled members and often multiple displaced generations under one roof. Government aid payments have been interrupted, charity is inconsistent, and families face frequent food shortages and acute hardship.
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