Some 160,000 Palestinian workers used to cross over into Israel from the West Bank every day, the vast majority of them construction workers. But ever since the Hamas-led attack on October 7, they have been banned from entering, plunging many into unemployment and poverty. And for Israel too, it’s been a massive financial hit. FRANCE 24’s Catherine Norris Trent, Ludovic de Foucaud and Mohamed Farhat report.
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