Israel ordered thousands of Palestinian workers to leave Israel, and go back to Gaza

Thousands of Palestinian workers who used to work in Israel in different sectors are forced to leave Israel and go back to the war-torn Gaza.

Palestinian workers leaving livelihood

Thousands of Palestinians are forced to leave Israel. These Palestinian workers who were native to Gaza were working in Israel in different industries and sectors. Some at restaurants, some at shops, in markets, etc. These Palestinians were given the permit to work in Israel.

Previously, the government of Israel provided permits to 18,000 Palestinian workers to work in sectors like agriculture or construction, which paid 10 times more than what they would get in Gaza.

These Palestinians crossed the border from the Kerem Shalom Crossing east of Raffh Crossing which is between Egypt and Gaza.  These workers believe that this decision by the Israeli government is unfair to them as it takes away their livelihood.

Israel to cut all contact with Gaza

Israel wants to cut all contact with Gaza and hence this order was given. The prime Minister said "Israel is severing all contact with Gaza. There will be no more Palestinian workers from Gaza. Those workers from Gaza who were in Israel on the day of the outbreak of the war will be returned to Gaza."

The Casualties of War

Since October 7, Israel has been on the mission to eliminate Hamas and hence has been bombing Gaza continuously. This has resulted in Civilian casualties in Gaza as well. The war has resulted in the killing of 9,200 Palestinians. Amongst these, half are said to be children. Around half of the densely populated Gaa has been displaced with the number of displaced people touching approximately 1.4 million.

The October 7 attack by Hamas on Israel killed 1400 people in Israel. Around 5,400 Israelis were injured. 2,50,000 Israelis are displaced.

The war has also led to casualties of soldiers. According to reports, 17 Israeli soldiers have lost their lives in the ground offensive.

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