By ITP
Palestinian farmers harvest produce
The Palestinian economy is experiencing a serious drop in liquid assets that has worsened since last year due to a reduction in aid from Western and Gulf countries

A Palestinian farmer harvests Armenian cucumbers known locally as Faqoos in the village of Deir Ballout, west of the city of Ramallah, in the Israeli occupied Palestinian West Bank on May 27, 2012. The Palestinian economy is experiencing a serious drop in liquid assets that has worsened since last year due to a reduction in aid from Western and Gulf countries, as well as trade and movement restrictions imposed by Israel, an IMF report said earlier in the year. (AFP/Getty Images)

A bucket of Armenian cucumbers known locally as Faqoos are seen in a farm as Palestinian women harvest in the village of Deir Ballout, west of the city of Ramallah, in the Israeli occupied Palestinian West Bank on May 27, 2012. The Palestinian economy is experiencing a serious drop in liquid assets that has worsened since last year due to a reduction in aid from Western and Gulf countries, as well as trade and movement restrictions imposed by Israel, an IMF report said earlier in the year. (AFP/Getty Images)

A Palestinian farmer weighs a bucket of Armenian cucumbers known locally as Faqoos in the village of Deir Ballout, west of the city of Ramallah, in the Israeli occupied Palestinian West Bank on May 27, 2012. The Palestinian economy is experiencing a serious drop in liquid assets that has worsened since last year due to a reduction in aid from Western and Gulf countries, as well as trade and movement restrictions imposed by Israel, an IMF report said earlier in the year. (AFP/Getty Images)

Palestinian farmers harvest Armenian cucumbers known locally as Faqoos in the village of Deir Ballout, west of the city of Ramallah, in the Israeli occupied Palestinian West Bank on May 27, 2012. The Palestinian economy is experiencing a serious drop in liquid assets that has worsened since last year due to a reduction in aid from Western and Gulf countries, as well as trade and movement restrictions imposed by Israel, an IMF report said earlier in the year. (AFP/Getty Images)

Palestinian farmers harvest wheat in the village of Yatta near the Israeli settlement of Karmel in the occupied West Bank, outside the southern city of Hebron on May 27, 2012. The Palestinian economy is experiencing a serious drop in liquid assets that has worsened since last year due to a reduction in aid from Western and Gulf countries, as well as trade and movement restrictions imposed by Israel, an IMF report said earlier in the year. (AFP/Getty Images)

Palestinian farmers load a combine harvester with wheat during the annual harvest season in the village of Yatta near the Israeli settlement of Karmel in the occupied West Bank, outside the southern city of Hebron on May 27, 2012. The Palestinian economy is experiencing a serious drop in liquid assets that has worsened since last year due to a reduction in aid from Western and Gulf countries, as well as trade and movement restrictions imposed by Israel, an IMF report said earlier in the year. (AFP/Getty Images)

Palestinian farmers harvest wheat in the village of Yatta near the Israeli settlement of Karmel in the occupied West Bank, outside the southern city of Hebron on May 27, 2012. The Palestinian economy is experiencing a serious drop in liquid assets that has worsened since last year due to a reduction in aid from Western and Gulf countries, as well as trade and movement restrictions imposed by Israel, an IMF report said earlier in the year. (AFP/Getty Images)