Farmers are unable to work remote fields or market their produce, and sometimes they are forced to walk to market, carrying their produce on their backs. The Israel market is closed to them and the internal Palestinian market is very weak because of the general lack of income. People have been forced to use up their reserves. The situation is growing increasingly worse, and could even lead to starvation. Ambulances encounter difficulties at roadblocks when transferring patients, doctors, nurses and medical equipment.
Teachers are unable to reach schools located outside their own towns or villages.
High school and university students miss school days. The roads have become dangerous because of acts of violence from both sides. The military and policing steps must be adapted to the circumstances. The high number and continuing casualties indicate a dramatic escalation in the use of force by the IDF towards the civilian Palestinian population. Assassinations are absolutely forbidden.