At the present the World Bank seems to have stepped up in the Israel/ Palestine conflict. Reports given by the World Bank state that Israeli forces are holding up transactions by the Palestinians which is causing lasting damage. Obviously the Israelis know they are doing something but who knows if it is just another thing to plague the people to get them to leave; or perhaps this is part of a broader plan to show that the Palestinian state will not be able to thrive no matter what. There is no easy way to tell for sure but if it can be noticed by the World Bank that definitely means Israel should know about it.

Potentially forcing a tough economy can destroy the country. We have seen what happens when there is economic collapse in countries, and in this case the state of Palestine isn't in good shape regardless. We will have to keep watching to see if the World Bank or the U.N. can do anything further or if Israel themselves just stop.

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2013/03/201331214612693225.html