Palestinian laborers

Israel's cabinet agrees to continue ban on Palestinian workers

The decision to stall the entry of Palestinian workers was made for security reasons, especially following reports that Gazan workers supplied Hamas with key information for its attack.

DECEMBER 11, 2023|ByARIELLA MARSDEN

Palestinian laborers, who were in Israel during the Hamas October 7 attack, arrive at the Rafah border after being sent back by Israel to the strip, in the southern Gaza Strip, November 3, 2023.

Thousands of Gazan workers sent back from Israel, West Bank - witnesses

Some of the Gazan workers returned through the Kerem Shalom crossing east of the Rafah border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt, they said.

NOVEMBER 3, 2023|ByREUTERS

A Thai worker picks Etrogs, a citrus fruit used in rituals during the upcoming Jewish holiday of Sukkot, in a grove in the southern community of Nave, near the border with the Gaza Strip and Egypt, October 6, 2014

‘Coronavirus, war in Gaza could lead to housing crisis’

The government must immediately approve bringing in 30,000 foreign workers to prevent the collapse of the construction industry and a rise in housing prices.

MAY 30, 2021|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

A Palestinian woman, wearing a mask as a preventive measure against coronavirus, looks out of a car upon her return from abroad, at Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip

PA asks Palestinian workers in Israel to return amid coronavirus outbreak

All workers returning from Israel will have to stay at home in quarantine for 14 days. Those who show symptoms should contact their nearest health center immediately.

MARCH 24, 2020|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Conflicting reports on death of Palestinian worker in police chase

Kamil was running from Israeli police in a Galilee town when he fell to his death, according to Wafa. After he was arrested, he lost consciousness and died, according to police.

APRIL 23, 2019

ByTZVI JOFFRE