70% of Gaza families under poverty line due to the Israeli siege

[ 28/06/2008 - 09:06 AM ]
RAMALLAH, (PIC)--

A report by the PA central bureau of statistic has displayed that 57% of Palestinian families were living below poverty line and the percentage dramatically rose in the Gaza Strip to reach 70%.

The head of the bureau, Dr. Louai Shabana, announced the report in a press conference, saying that the percentage in the West Bank is 34%.

He pointed out that the rate of poverty in the Palestinian lands is the highest among neighboring countries due to the Israeli economic siege.

Statistics also indicated that the Israeli individual's income is 17 times higher than the Palestinian individual.

Shabana said that seven million dollars should be pumped monthly into the West Bank and the Gaza Strip in order to return to the poverty percentage that was prevalent before the intifada broke out in 2000.

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