Muhammad Hussam, 38, displaced from Shuja'iyya, had 200 shekels of aid cash refused for apples; a second seller would take it only with a 10% cut. At the height of the war people paid up to 50% to turn bank balances into cash; Ramallah expert Sami al-Khaldi cites a 6,000-shekel cap above which payments must be electronic. Gaza's media office says refusing legal notes or charging to accept them has been criminalised.
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Civil servant in Gaza, paid in worn banknotes (name changed)
Gaza
₪1,500every 45–50 days; it was ₪2,000 every 30–35
Mondoweiss, 14 Oct
Olive-press owner; one production line rebuilt from the rubble
al-Zawayda
1 of 7press lines running again
Palestinian Information Center, 14 Oct
Harvest day labourer; the season used to give him two or three months
1 dayof harvest work this season
Reuters, 14 Oct
Olive grower with 20 or 30 trees left
2 drumsof oil expected; up to 900 before
Reuters, 14 Oct