More than a year into Israel's war against Hamas, "nearly 100 percent" of Gaza's population has been plunged into poverty with a ruined economy and "staggering" unemployment, the UN said Thursday.

Gaza Gaza’s unemployment rate has surged to nearly 80 per cent and its economy contracted by almost 85 per cent during the past 12 months of Israeli bombardment, according to a new report. The occupied West Bank’s economy also suffered,