Number of child laborers in Gaza grows as poverty increases (9 images)

Palestinian boy Odai Abu Matrouq,12-old, works at a tire workshop in Rafah in southern Gaza, on November 21, 2016. According to local reports, the poverty level in Gaza has reached 60 percent with more than 250,000 laborers unemployed. The number of child laborers however, has increased, with more than 9,700 Palestinian youth between the ages of 10-17 now in the workforce. Photo by Ismael Mohamad/ UPI

Palestinian boy Mohammed Bulbolh 14-old, works at the auto mechanic shop in Rafah in southern Gaza, on November 21, 2016. According to local reports, the poverty level in Gaza has reached 60 percent with more than 250,000 laborers unemployed. The number of child laborers however, has increased, with more than 9,700 Palestinian youth between the ages of 10-17 now in the workforce. Photo by Ismael Mohamad/ UPI

Palestinian boy Odai Abu Matrouq,12-old, works at a tire workshop in Rafah in southern Gaza, on November 21, 2016. According to local reports, the poverty level in Gaza has reached 60 percent with more than 250,000 laborers unemployed. The number of child laborers however, has increased, with more than 9,700 Palestinian youth between the ages of 10-17 now in the workforce. Photo by Ismael Mohamad/ UPI

Palestinian boy Mohammed Bulbolh 14-old, works at the auto mechanic shop in Rafah in southern Gaza, on November 21, 2016. According to local reports, the poverty level in Gaza has reached 60 percent with more than 250,000 laborers unemployed. The number of child laborers however, has increased, with more than 9,700 Palestinian youth between the ages of 10-17 now in the workforce. Photo by Ismael Mohamad/ UPI