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Dreams of survival: How war has restructured Gaza’s job market

Al Jazeera · · 1242 words · By Maram Humaid

The article discusses the economic impact of the war on Gaza's job market, focusing on individuals like Abdulrahman al-Awadi and Mustafa Bulbul who have had to shift their careers to survive. It highlights the creation of a 'survival economy' driven by necessity, with quotes from residents describing harsh conditions and the collapse of traditional employment sectors. The piece cites economic researcher Rami al-Zaygh's analysis of GDP contraction and unemployment rates, while emphasizing the broader societal restructuring caused by displacement, destruction, and resource shortages.

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12 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Gaza’s professionals adapt careers to survive, shifting from arts and business to whatever they can find to make money.”
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Web search results indicate that professionals are adapting their careers to survival jobs. One source explicitly mentions 'Gaza's professionals adapt careers to survive, shifting from arts and business to whatever they can find to make money.'
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web search NEUTRAL — The US president posted the clip, which appears to have been published beforehand by accounts unaffiliated with the White House, on the site Truth Social on ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PslOp883rfI
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web search NEUTRAL — Quora is a place to gain and share knowledge. It's a platform to ask questions and connect with people who contribute unique insights and quality answers. This empowers people to learn from each other…
https://www.quora.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — 1. Gaza will be a deradicalised terror-free zone that does not pose a threat to its neighbours. 2. Gaza will be redeveloped for the benefit of the people of Gaza, who have suffered more than enough. 3…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c70155nked7o
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“Abdulrahman al-Awadi set up a mobile phone charging station after the war began.”
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One web search result directly reports that Abdulrahman al-Awadi set up a mobile phone charging station in Gaza City as a livelihood that emerged during the war.
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web search NEUTRAL — Gaza City – On a street corner in Gaza City’s Remal market, Abdulrahman al-Awadi stands inside a small tarpaulin-made tent that he set up as a mobile phone charging station, a job that emerged during …
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/25/dreams-of-survival-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Quora is a place to gain and share knowledge. It's a platform to ask questions and connect with people who contribute unique insights and quality answers. This empowers people to learn from each other…
https://www.quora.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — After gunmen abducted a quarter of the people in a village in Kaduna State, many who remain are now leaving for good.Analysts say a new US disarmament proposal exploits the regional war to enforce ine…
https://1-e8259.azureedge.net/features/2026/1/30/chronicle-o…
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“Gaza’s GDP has contracted by about 85 percent since the war began.”
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The claim that Gaza's GDP contracted by about 85% is supported by one web search result citing UNCTAD data regarding the collapse of Gaza's economy. While Wikipedia provides context on Gaza, it does not confirm this specific 85% contraction figure.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gaza City, often simply called Gaza, is a city in the Gaza Strip, Palestine, and the capital of the Gaza Governorate. Located on the Mediterranean coast, 76.6 kilometres (47.6 mi) southwest of Jerusal…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_City
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza Strip, also known simply as Gaza, is the smaller of the two Palestinian territories (the other being the West Bank) that make up the State of Palestine in the Southern Levant region of West A…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza war is an armed conflict in the Gaza Strip and Israel, fought as part of the unresolved Israeli–Palestinian and Gaza–Israel conflicts. The war began on 7 October 2023, when the Palestinian mi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war
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“Unemployment in Gaza has surged to approximately 80 percent.”
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The web search results cite figures for unemployment, with one source stating 'unemployment hit 80%' and another mentioning 'The unemployment rate in 2021 stood at 47 per cent'. The 80% figure is present in the UNCTAD-sourced result, but no other independent source corroborates this specific 80% rate.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gaza City, often simply called Gaza, is a city in the Gaza Strip, Palestine, and the capital of the Gaza Governorate. Located on the Mediterranean coast, 76.6 kilometres (47.6 mi) southwest of Jerusal…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_City
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza Strip, also known simply as Gaza, is the smaller of the two Palestinian territories (the other being the West Bank) that make up the State of Palestine in the Southern Levant region of West A…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza war is an armed conflict in the Gaza Strip and Israel, fought as part of the unresolved Israeli–Palestinian and Gaza–Israel conflicts. The war began on 7 October 2023, when the Palestinian mi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war
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“Most people in Gaza now live below the poverty line.”
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Two separate web search results indicate that a high percentage of the population lives below the poverty line. One source states 'all 2.3 million people living in the enclave fell below the poverty line,' and another states '81.5 per cent of individual in Gaza... live below the national poverty line.'
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web search NEUTRAL — GDP per capita in Gaza fell to $161 - among the world's lowest. Inflation surged to 238%, unemployment hit 80%, and all 2.3 million people living in the enclave fell below the poverty line. The post-O…
https://unctad.org/news/gazas-economy-collapsed-83-2024-push…
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web search NEUTRAL — The statistics are staggering. Today, 81.5 per cent of individual in Gaza, 71 per cent of whom are Palestine refugees, live below the national poverty line. Sixty-four percent are food insecure. The u…
https://www.unrwa.org/gaza15-years-blockade
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web search NEUTRAL — The humanitarian crisis in Gaza is unprecedented, marked by extensive destruction, significant loss of life, and the breakdown of critical infrastructure. Before the war (October 2023-January 2025), p…
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-88500-6_…
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“Survival jobs in Gaza include charging phones, selling food and water, and providing essential services.”
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Multiple web search results detail the nature of the survival economy, specifically mentioning phone charging, selling water, and general essential services.
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web search NEUTRAL — The result was the continuous transfer of local resources out of Gaza's economy and the increased vulnerability of the economy to external conditions such as Israeli market needs, but most vividly see…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_the_Gaza_Strip
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web search NEUTRAL — Dreams of survival: How war has restructured Gaza's job market Gaza's professionals adapt careers to survive, shifting from arts and business to whatever they can find to make money.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/25/dreams-of-survival-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Phone charging-a vital necessity-has become a paid service. Clean water is sold in gallon containers and transported by donkey-drawn carts. Diapers are reused or replaced with pieces of cloth. Women a…
https://braveneweurope.com/shaimaa-eid-survival-economy-how-…
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“Rami al-Zaygh's study states that survival jobs have pulled many Palestinians from the brink of death.”
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The claim regarding Rami al-Zaygh's study is reported in the web search results, attributing the statement to him concerning the impact of survival jobs. No other independent sources corroborate this specific claim or study.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Nakba was the violent displacement and dispossession of the Palestinian people, along with the destruction of their society, culture, identity, political rights, and national aspirations. [26] The…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_genocide_allegatio…
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web search NEUTRAL — Rami al-Zaygh, an economic researcher who has conducted a study into the survival economy, told Al Jazeera that such make-shift professions have pulled many Palestinians "from the brink of ...
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/25/dreams-of-survival-…
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web search NEUTRAL — A Palestinian Authority official says there are around 700,000 Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza who have gone six months without work since the war between Israel and Hamas began on Oct. 7.
https://www.npr.org/2024/04/10/1243183004/palestinian-unempl…
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“Survival jobs in Gaza require minimal skills or equipment.”
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The general theme that survival jobs require minimal skills is supported by the context provided in the web search results detailing the nature of these makeshift jobs (e.g., charging phones, selling basic goods), implying low barriers to entry.
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web search NEUTRAL — Over the past two years, at least 125 health facilities have been damaged, including 34 hospitals, leaving patients without access to essential medical services. Israeli strikes on hospitals and the c…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10/7/two-years-of-israel…
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web search NEUTRAL — For months, Israeli soldiers in Gaza have been documenting their own war crimes against Palestinians and sharing them on social media.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAT9NQ4WkE0
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web search NEUTRAL — Israel's genocide in Gaza. Israeli jailers assaulted Marwan Barghouti three times in a month, lawyer says.Israel's genocide in Gaza. Palestine Action activists stand trial over Elbit Systems break-in.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/topics/israel-genocide-gaza
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“Mustafa Bulbul sells sweetcorn after losing his business administration job.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results or cross-references to support the specific claim about Mustafa Bulbul selling sweetcorn after losing his job.
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“Thousands of private companies in Gaza were destroyed during the war.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results or cross-references to support the claim that thousands of private companies in Gaza were destroyed during the war.
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“Food shortages and Israeli restrictions have made corn periodically unavailable in Gaza.”
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“Gaza's economy has completely collapsed, with people taking any available job.”
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