{"id":263735,"date":"2025-10-31T22:47:15","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T22:47:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/263735\/"},"modified":"2025-10-31T22:47:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T22:47:15","slug":"iphone-17-arrives-in-gaza-at-unbelievable-price-knafeh-and-pizzas-are-also-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/263735\/","title":{"rendered":"iPhone 17 arrives in Gaza at unbelievable price \u2014 knafeh and pizzas are also back"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the Gaza Strip<\/a>, a war-worn enclave that many feared would collapse, the fragile cease-fire is holding \u2014 and with it, signs of life are returning. After two years of near-lockdown, markets are reopening, restaurants are taking customers, and even the latest iPhones have entered the strip.<\/p>\n

At the main market in Nuseirat, shoppers are moving between stalls stacked with fruit, vegetables and confectionery, though many still cannot afford them. \u201cIf there\u2019s meat or fish the prices are crazy. Some stock goes straight to large shops or restaurants,\u201d says Ayman Najjar, a resident.<\/p>\n

iPhone 17 Pro Max sold for about US $11,000<\/p>\n

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One popular spot for knafeh, the famed sweet pastry, raised prices from about NIS 3 (~US $0.90) a slice up to NIS 50 (~US $15) \u2014 yet hungry buyers kept coming. \u201cWe are ready to pay for something sweet that brings happiness after long hunger,\u201d one customer said.<\/p>\n

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Markets are reopening, and restaurants are taking customers<\/p>\n

In recent weeks, a truck loaded with digital goods entered Gaza, including the new iPhone 17 Pro Max<\/a>. One reseller showed TikTok videos of the shipment touting a price of NIS 36,000 (~US $11,000) \u2014 five times the cost in Israel. \u00adAccording to sources, many buyers were affiliated with Hamas, emerging from tunnels and eager to flaunt the latest smartphone.<\/p>\n

Likewise, stacked shelves in a newly renovated supermarket in Gaza City now feature Hebrew-labeled shampoos, coffee, and even cans of Nutella. Prices are high: a small box of Pringles goes for NIS 12 (~US $3.70), an energy drink NIS 18 (~US $5.50), and chewing gum NIS 25 (~US $7.70).<\/p>\n

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Still, shopping doesn\u2019t equal financial freedom. \u201cThere\u2019s an atmosphere of life and movement \u2014 but people don\u2019t have money to buy,\u201d says Sohaib Abu Jahl, another resident. Banks remain largely closed, and cash withdrawals often come via black-market agents charging NIS 180 (~US $55) per NIS 1,000.<\/p>\n

Outside Gaza City in Khan Younis, transport costs have collapsed. A journey that once cost up to NIS 3,000 (~US $925) now runs about NIS 20 (~US $6) \u2014 indicative of renewed mobility despite war-torn roads.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt first it felt like the city was dead. But now it\u2019s breathing \u2014 a little more every day. New shops open, families return,\u201d says Mohammed Haji. \u201cWe\u2019re starting again, it’s not easy \u2014 but it\u2019s happening.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In the Gaza Strip, a war-worn enclave that many feared would collapse, the fragile cease-fire is holding \u2014…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":263736,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[165,74],"class_list":{"0":"post-263735","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mobile","8":"tag-mobile","9":"tag-technology"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/263735","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=263735"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/263735\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/263736"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=263735"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=263735"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=263735"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}