Tel Aviv businesses struggle to recover month after shooting op.: i24

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Al Mayadeen English + Israeli media
7 Nov 2024 16:07

Israeli media details the difficulties businesses have faced since the Yafa dual shooting operation as the city witnesses massive inactivity.

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CCTV footage shows an armed shooter amid the shooting operation in Tel Aviv, Oct. 1, 2024 (Social Media)

A report by Israeli i24 News tackled the difficulties business owners in Tel Aviv's old market have encountered while trying to economically recover, as they struggle "to get back up on their feet", a month after a shooting operation was carried out near the train station, which led to the deaths of at least seven settlers and injured several others.

The al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Hamas Resistance movement, claimed responsibility for the Yafa shooting operation in Tel Aviv, warning that "As long as the occupation continues its genocide of our people and children in Gaza, they will become accustomed to seeing their dead in the streets of our occupied cities, with God's permission."

Prior to the operation, the market was active, although at a slower rate than normal, the report noted. Currently, it said, there is not a single form of activity. "Streets have been filled with lethargy over the past weeks," the report stated.

According to i24, the shooting operation in occupied Yafa shook the entire city, as the hub that used to attract business and tourists was still unable to return to pre-war conditions.

Business owners were particularly hit after revenues in some stores dropped by 80-90%, which makes its survival extremely difficult, the report stated.

Work operations declined by almost 90%, "as there is no movement, and people are not really coming," making the situation "catastrophic to a severe extent."

Some business owners also reported that they were delaying payments for up to 20 days, as they could not pay at the beginning of the month, whereas others couldn’t survive after a year of declining revenues, which led to the closure of many shops and restaurants, including a large store that was one of the most prominent in the market, "simply because there is no movement, no people, and no money."

In this context, the report indicated that "after a year of war, and a year of catastrophes, life has become difficult, sad, and exhausting, with no income, while everything is closed," stressing that the attacks and other factors "have made Israel fail to provide adequate security" in Tel Aviv.