Israeli occupation forces attacked today a number of Palestinian workers from Gaza while they were working inside Israel. The Governor of Ramallah and Al-Bireh, Laila Ghannam, provided security for dozens of workers from the Gaza Strip, who were forced by the occupation to leave their workplaces in 1948-occupied land Ghannam confirmed, during her reception of the workers at the governorate headquarters, today that the workers have been secured, and all their needs met. She noted that the Ramallah and Al-Bireh Governorate and the governorate’s institutions will do their full duty towards the Palestinian people, in light of the difficult situation that they are experiencing in all their places of residence. Meanwhile, the workers confirmed that the occupation launched a massive arrest campaign yesterday among them; harassing them, forcing them to leave, and preventing them from taking their belongings. Yesterday, 11 workers from the Gaza Strip were detained by Israeli forces from their workplaces in Safad city, in Israel, assaulted, forced to strip naked, and left stranded at the al-Jalama checkpoint, north of Jenin.

Source: En – Palestine news & Information Agency – WAFA