Palestine in September 2026: the most important developments in economy
In the Palestinian territories in September 2026 the main economic story was the rebuilding of Gaza. On 23 September the Board of Peace presented a Gaza recovery plan worth about $2.4 to $2.45 billion, and the following day the UN said Gaza faces its worst economic crisis and that $71.5 billion is needed to rebuild. Technocrats preparing to enter Gaza had drawn up 71 rebuilding projects that depend on Israeli approval. Qatar signed an agreement with the UN to bring 1.3 million litres of fuel into Gaza, and a fatal building collapse in Gaza drew attention to structural dangers.
In the West Bank, the United Kingdom, France and Canada announced trade bans and sanctions on Israeli settlements on 8 September, with France saying it would ban all products from them. A UK official said the behaviour of the next Israeli government could affect the scope of the sanctions, while one criticism held that Britain's boycott measure would harm 18,000 Palestinian workers. On 17 September a rights group said Israel had nearly tripled the E1 settlement project with a tender for 2,167 new housing units.
by WorldBrief & Maksim Micheliov | AI-generated summary
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