Half Israel's construction sites shut down since Israel-Hamas War because about 87,000 workers came from West Bank and Gaza in peace times

A telling example of the high indirect costs of war!

Many Palestinians lost their jobs due to the cowardly killers and mass murderers of Hamas!

"... Up until October 7, Israel’s construction industry relied heavily on Palestinian manpower. About 75,000 Palestinians in the West Bank held permits to work in Israel. There were another 12,000 in the Gaza Strip, while about 15,000 illegal entrants were employed in the industry.  ..."

Half Israel's construction sites shut down - Globes With Palestinians barred from Israel, the construction industry is short of 100,000 workers, and plans to bring in foreign workers have yet to materialize.