Editing Israeli–Palestinian conflict (section)

=== Economic disputes and boycotts ===
{{See also|Economy of the Palestinian territories|Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions}}
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In Gaza, the agricultural market suffers from economic boycotts and border closures and restrictions placed by Israel.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://press.un.org/en/2022/gaef3574.doc.htm |title=From 1947 to 2023: Retracing the complex, tragic Israeli-Palestinian conflict |access-date=15 November 2023 |archive-date=15 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231115131429/https://press.un.org/en/2022/gaef3574.doc.htm |url-status=live}}</ref> The PA's Minister of Agriculture estimates that around US$1.2 billion were lost in September 2006 because of these security measures. This embargo was brought on by Hamas' refusal to recognize Israel's right to statehood.{{citation needed|date=January 2023}} As a result, {{as of|2007|lc=y}}, the PA's 160,000 employees had not received their salaries in over one year.<ref name="Embargo Q&A">{{cite news |last=Patience |first=Martin |title=Q&A: Palestinian Embargo |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6768931.stm |access-date=30 April 2014 |publisher=BBC Jerusalem |date=19 June 2007 |archive-date=12 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512225652/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6768931.stm |url-status=live}}</ref>