Israel-Gaza war live: Israeli forces step up bombing of Rafah as tanks try to push west

Israel-Gaza war live: Israeli forces step up bombing of Rafah as tanks try to push west

Residents said that tanks have taken control along the border with Egypt and were making raids towards the west and centre of the city

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Unemployment in the Gaza Strip has reached nearly 80% since the war with Israel began last October, the UN labour agency said on Friday, bringing the average unemployment rate across Palestinian territories to more than 50%.

Unemployment in the Gaza Strip has reached 79.1%, while the West Bank has seen joblessness hit nearly 32%, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said in its fourth assessment of the impact of the war on employment. The figures give a combined unemployment rate of 50.8%.

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