Palestinian workers in Israel ‘tortured, detained', deported to Gaza ‘with nothing’
Palestinian authorities confirmed the development adding that they workers had been subjected to torture and interrogation. An Al Jazeera report cites a workers who returned to the Gaza Strip, said that the workers were arrested and tagged on 8 October before being taken to Ofer Prison on the outskirts of the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah.
They were summoned for interrogation and tortured on electrical chairs for several days. Some workers, streaming by foot through an Israeli crossing that had been sealed shut since Hamas unleashed its brutal attack on southern Israel 7 October told of violent mistreatment by Israeli authorities in detention centers.
According to an AP report, roughly 18,000 Palestinians from Gaza had been allowed to work in menial jobs in Israel. "Exciting news! Mint is now on WhatsApp Channels
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