Thursday, July 22, 2010

Israel expels 178 Palestinians lacking permits

Ma’an – Israeli forces detained 178 Palestinians on Thursday morning for residing in Israel without a permit, security sources said.

Palestinians from the West Bank and Gaza are required to apply to Israel to gain work, study, family visitation, or religious worship permits, a process rights groups say is discriminatory.


Security sources told Ma'an that on Thursday that eight Israelis were also charged for employing Palestinians who lacked work permits. The Palestinian men were returned to their homes in the West Bank.

It was not immediately clear if charges would be filed.