GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- At least 134 factories were destroyed during Israel's four-week military offensive in the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian industrial union said Wednesday, causing severe damage to an already fragile industrial sector.
The union of Palestinian industries said that most factories stopped operations for over 30 days, with reported losses of at least $70 million.
Over 30,000 workers were made redundant due to the closures.
"The Israeli war machine deliberately destroyed the infrastructure of the Palestinian national economy by targeting factories which posed no security threat to the occupation," the union said.
The industrial sector had already suffered major damage during previous Israeli military offenses in Gaza in 2012 and 2008. more
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