Israeli and Palestinian health officials also agreed to work together to curb the spread of new coronavirus strains, the Palestinian Health Ministry says following a joint meeting in Ramallah
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The Defense Ministry s Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) announced the policy change on Thursday, allowing workers to come into Israel daily.
Israel has refused to vaccinate any of the Palestinian workers. A Health Ministry statement from February 10 says that Palestinians working in Israel legally or not will not be vaccinated against COVID.
Most of these workers are employed in the construction industry. On Thursday the head of the construction union, Raoul Sarugo was scheduled to meet with officials at the ministry to resolve the issue. He said the union has proposed a plan to vaccinate laborers at eight checkpoints, and that it would finance the logistics of the operation. The plan is pending Health Ministry approval.