'We need a miracle' - Israeli and Palestinian economies battered by war - BBC News

Six months of conflict have also taken a heavy economic toll.

13 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsIsrael-Gaza warImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Jerusalem's Old City should be teeming with visitors at this time of the yearBy Wyre DaviesBBC News in JerusalemMore than six months into the devastating Gaza war, its impact on the Israeli and Palestinian economies has been huge.

Nearly all economic activity in Gaza has been wiped out and the World Bank says the war has also hit Palestinian businesses in the occupied West Bank hard.

As Israelis mark the Jewish festival of Passover, the much-vaunted "start-up nation" is also trying to remain an attractive proposition for investors.

The cobbled streets of Jerusalem's Old City are eerily quiet. There are none of the long queues to visit the holy sites - at least those that remain open.

Just after Easter and Ramadan and right in the middle of Passover, all four quarters of the Old City should be teeming with visitors.

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