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Israel closes West Bank crossings during Sukkot
160,000people
About 160000 Palestinians from the West Bank worked for Israeli employers before the war on Gaza began.
Israel sealed off the occupied West Bank for a week during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, tightening restrictions on Palestinian movement, work permits and access to holy sites. The territory has more than 300 Israeli checkpoints.
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Israel sealed off the occupied West Bank for a week, citing the Jewish holiday of Sukkot.
“Israel has sealed off the occupied West Bank for a week, shutting its crossings and tightening restrictions on Palestinian movement, citing the Jewish holiday of Sukkot.”
The closure bars Palestinian permit holders from entering Israel and its settlements, except for workers deemed essential in Israeli industrial zones in the West Bank.
“The closure also bars Palestinians who still hold permits to work in Israel and its settlements... Only workers deemed essential are allowed into Israeli industrial zones in the West Bank.”
- 160,000people
About 160000 Palestinians from the West Bank worked for Israeli employers before the war on Gaza began.
“Before the war on Gaza began, about 160,000 Palestinians from the West Bank worked for Israeli employers”