Along Al-Sikka Street and some sub-streets in the middle of Khan Yunis, a central flea market, known as "Wednesday Market" is located in the southern area of the Gaza Strip.

Wednesday Market over many years has been a major source of income for hundreds of vendors.

The market, considered the second largest popular market in the Gaza Strip, is held every Wednesday and frequented by hundreds of citizens from all over Khan Yunis. It sells various types of goods including clothes, shoes, vegetables, fruits, foodstuffs, sweets, candies and meat.

Stories and tales
In every corner of Wednesday Market there are multiple kinds of goods sold by men and women vendors of different ages. Each of them has their own story.

Mohammed Sammour, 25, sells vegetables such as parsley, arugula, dill, radish and spinach.

In an interview with the Palestinian Information Center, Sammour said that he has been in Wednesday Market for seven years, describing how the market is a good source of income for him and his family given the difficult economic situation plaguing the besieged Gaza Strip.

In a corner you see young fishermen selling sardines they caught in the early morning and in another you find a 50-year-old woman selling poultry, mainly chickens and squabs.

Nearby sits Abu Nayef al-Ghalban, a man in his sixties, next to his stall where he sells snacks like lupin beans and foul nabet (beans mixed with lemon and cumin) as well as red pepper. 

Abu Nayef said that he has spent most of his life in Wednesday Market, adding that evey Wednesday he wakes up early in the morning, prepares his items and transports them to his place.

He pointed out that he also takes part in other flea markets in the Gaza Strip including Thursday Market in al-Bureij, Tuesday Market in Deir al-Balah, Monday Market in al-Nuseirat and Saturday Market in Rafah.

Popular markets in the Gaza Strip mainly attract middle and low income people due to the availability of many items at lower prices compared to regular markets and shops.

 

Source: The Palestinian Information Center