Gaza’s youth face 80% unemployment amid economic devastation

In Gaza, the youth are enduring a historic economic collapse that has left unemployment soaring to 80%. The destruction of educational infrastructure and the wider blockade on the territory have decimated opportunities for a generation. Key sectors of Gaza's economy have been crippled, with the local GDP plunging 87% in two years—erasing decades of development and cutting the enclave’s population off from basic survival avenues, experts say. Daily life now revolves around securing essentials lik