Jerusalem (AFP) – Shopkeepers in Jerusalem’s typically bustling Old City struggle with the downturn in tourism since the war began. “Something like this I did not see in all my life,” says one souvenir shop owner, adding that the decline is worse than during the Covid-19 pandemic. Shopsellers say it has been quiet since October 7 when Hamas militants stormed into Israel from the Gaza Strip and killed at least 1,400 people and Israel’s relentless bombing campaign that has killed more than 9,000 people, mainly civilians.
‘No income, no life’: Jerusalem’s Old City suffers as war rages
