September 2020

HEAdlines

Main reports: The PNA continues to pay 50% of public employees’ salaries one month in arrears, as it lacks the necessary liquidity to pay the salaries in full.

East Jerusalem has been hit hard by the pandemic, with systematic neglect by Israeli authorities.

The Gaza Strip has been under lockdown since 24 August, after the first cases of community transmission outside quarantine zones were found.

In August, Al-Quds index reached 446.0 points on the last day of trading, a decrease of 3.2% from the previous month and 15.2% from the corresponding month in 2019.