Israel announces plan to boost Gaza work permits

JERUSALEM, 20 August 2022, (TON): Israel said “it plans to grant more work permits to Palestinians in blockaded Gaza, reviving a pledge made ahead of a visit by US President Joe Biden but later scrapped.”

The military said in a statement “a further 1,500 people from the impoverished and overcrowded Gaza Strip would be allowed to work in Israel from Sunday.”

COGAT, the Israeli defense ministry said “the decision will take effect on condition that the security situation remains quiet in the area.”

The move to boost to 15,500 the total number of work permits was initially announced on July 12, on the eve of Biden’s visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories.

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