Money

The treasury’s month

₪1.5bnneeded every month

Available, ₪100m each₪800m or ₪850m: the minister gave bothShort

Finance minister Istifan Salameh: the government needs about ₪1.5bn a month and has ₪800–850m for salaries and basic services. Half a salary is the floor; more than 51% of employees receive 80% or more. WAFA, 28 Sep

June’s pay, in September

50%of June’s salary, at least ₪2,000, paid 23 Sep

No announcement of July’s salary had been made by 15 October. Ministry of Finance via WAFA, 22 Sep

Eighteen months withheld

Israel has withheld the clearance revenues it collects for the Palestinian Authority, about 68% of public revenue, for an 18th consecutive month. SadaNews, 14 Oct

UNRWA

$100mshort in its 2026 core budget

The agency has cut some staff’s working hours and salaries, and school and clinic hours. Palestinian Information Center, 13 Oct

10%charged to accept worn notes

Muhammad Hussam, 38, displaced from Shuja’iyya, had 200 shekels of aid cash refused for apples; a second seller took it only with a 10% cut. At the height of the war people paid up to 50% to turn bank balances into cash. Gaza’s media office says refusing legal notes, or charging to accept them, has been criminalised. Mondoweiss, 14 Oct

₪6,000above which payments must be electronic

The cap cited by economist Sami al-Khaldi in the same report.

“Now, some sellers demand 120 shekels in cash for goods worth only 100 shekels.”