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Gaza is developing into an unlikely tech hub, with NGOs and Google supporting the development of start-ups in the strip. Before the 2023 war between Israel and Hamas, these efforts were already underway to provide young Gazans with a means to earn money for their families. Despite significant obstacles such as unemployment, lack of electricity and internet, co-working hubs have begun to pop up, allowing graduates to work remotely for foreign companies as coders and developers. About 80% of Gazans are currently unemployed.

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Before a recent attack on October 7, 2023, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) had been working with Google to develop tech startups in the Gaza Strip. The goal was to create opportunities for young Gazans to earn money through the digital economy, one of the few areas where they could find work given the high unemployment rate of 80%. Despite facing significant obstacles, including a lack of stable electricity and internet, co-working hubs have begun to emerge, allowing educated graduates to work remotely as coders, software engineers, and app developers for foreign companies. However, finding decent internet and spare parts for their laptops remains a challenge due to Israel's control over what comes in and out of Gaza.

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Her mother said no to a phone. Then came the Gaza genocide different event · 90%

Al Jazeera

⚖️ Leans left 🔴 4% hedged 8 of 200 📰 publisher trust 60

“Article A describes a personal experience in Gaza during war time, while Article B discusses the development of tech start-ups in Gaza after the 2023 attack”

'Digital lifeline' - Gaza tech workers give glimpse of possible future different event · 80%

BBC News

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“Article A focuses on a single Palestinian software engineer, Walaa Volidis, while Article B discusses the broader tech hub development in Gaza amid the war and NGOs' efforts to support it”

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Even before the 7 October 2023 attack and the subsequent war between Israel and Hamas, NGOs, with the backing of Google, had sought to develop tech start-ups in the Gaza strip.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-08-04

🔮 The digital economy was one of the few areas in which young Gazans in particular could seek to earn money for their families.

2026-08-04 · BBC News

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Available for over a year How amid the tents and the rubble Gaza is developing once again as an unlikely tech hub. asserted

Gaza → develop → hub

Even before the 7 October 2023 attack and the subsequent war between Israel and Hamas, NGOs, with the backing of Google, had sought to develop tech start-ups in the Gaza strip. asserted

NGOs → seek → strip

The digital economy was one of the few areas in which young Gazans in particular could seek to earn money for their families. uncertain

Gazans → seek → families

During the two years of war they struggled for food and water. asserted

they → struggle → food

Forced to move from place to place, most of them lost their homes, their work, sometimes their laptops and plenty lost family members. asserted

plenty → force → members

Now 80% of Gazans are unemployed and have no income. asserted

% → have → income

Many of them live amid the rubble in tents. asserted

Many → live → tents

Stable electricity and internet are difficult to come by. asserted

electricity → come → ?

And yet co-working hubs have begun to pop up, giving well educated graduates a chance to work remotely for foreign companies as coders, software engineers and app developers. asserted

hubs → begin → coders

With Israel controlling what comes in and out of Gaza, they still face significant obstacles, not least finding decent internet, electricity and spare parts for their laptops. asserted

they → control → laptops

And with near-daily bombings continuing, Gaza’s wider recovery remains uncertain. asserted

recovery → continue → ?

Yolande Knell reports on how its tech workers give a glimpse of a brighter, possible future, open to the world beyond Gaza’s borders. asserted

workers → report → borders

(Photo: A man sits on a chair outside and is typing on the keyboard of a laptop on his lap. asserted

man → sit → lap

Behind him is a small tree and shrubs and rubble from destroyed apartments bathed in sunlight. asserted

tree → destroy → sunlight

He has short brown hair and wears a maroon long-sleeved shirt and jeans) asserted

He → have → shirt

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