▁local ▁des al ination ▁facilities ▁at ▁excess ive ▁prices . ▁The ▁Palest ini ans ▁are ▁unable ▁to ▁pay ▁Israel ▁for ▁the ▁electric ity ▁it ▁provides ▁and , ▁as ▁a ▁result , ▁Gaz ans ▁receive ▁electric ity ▁for ▁roughly ▁four ▁hours ▁a ▁day , ▁as ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁which ▁imp airs ▁the ▁function ing ▁of ▁Gaz a ' s ▁health ▁services . ▁The ▁Gaz a ▁St rip ' s ▁un emp loyment ▁rate ▁reached ▁ 4 4 % ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁( 7 1 % ▁for ▁women , ▁ 3 6 % ▁for ▁men ). ▁It ▁is ▁reported ▁that ▁ 4 0 % ▁of ▁Gaz an ▁children ▁suffer ▁from ▁an emia ▁and ▁mal nut r ition . ▁The ▁desp air ▁from ▁the ▁economic ▁and ▁human itar ian ▁situation , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁in ability ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁territory , ▁has ▁further ▁contributed ▁to ▁public ▁support ▁and ▁participation ▁in ▁the ▁protest s . ▁ ▁Gaz a ' s ▁" no - go ▁zone " ▁and ▁border ▁bar rier ▁In ▁late ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁after ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁dis eng agement ▁from ▁Gaz a , ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁military ▁im posed ▁a ▁" no - go ▁zone " ▁on ▁the ▁interior ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁Israel - G aza ▁border ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁ro cket ▁fire ▁from ▁Gaz a ▁falling ▁on ▁Isra eli ▁towns . ▁This ▁zone ▁restrict s ▁Palest ini ans ▁from ▁entering ▁" about ▁ 1 7 ▁percent ▁of ▁Gaz a ' s ▁territory ,