section_path: History/2021: Israel–Palestine crisis
section_name: 2021: Israel–Palestine crisis
paragraph_text: 2021: Israel–Palestine crisis
  
  Before the 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis, Gaza had 48% unemployment and half of the population lived in poverty. During the crisis, 66 children died (551 children in the previous conflict). On 13 June 2021, a high level World Bank delegation visited Gaza to witness the damage. Mobilization with UN and EU partners is ongoing to finalize a needs assessment in support of Gaza's reconstruction and recovery.
  
  Another escalation between 5 and 8 August 2022 resulted in property damage and displacement of people as a result of airstrikes.