With 80 percent unemployed, young Palestinians struggle to survive as Israeli blockade causes economic collapse
![From left to right: Mona Al-Mashharawi, Mahmoud Shamiya, and Muhannad Qasem are among a generation of young Palestinians whose education, careers, and futures have been severely disrupted by Israel's genocidal war on Gaza and the closure of its borders. [Screengrab/Global News Insight]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/s1-1775386768.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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The unemployment rate rose to 4.4 percent as the labour market cools.
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