Israel considers issuing work permits to Gazan women
Israel announced it was considering issuing work permits for women in the Gaza Strip, a move Palestinian official and popular bodies questioned the objectives behind, while many women consider it a step toward financial independence.
Israeli Operation Breaking Dawn on the Gaza Strip that took place Aug. 5-7, during which the Israeli army targeted Islamic Jihad positions, killed 49 Palestinians and wounded 360 others. Hamas remained on the sidelines of the fighting.
Islamic Jihad, with the participation of several Palestinian armed factions in Gaza, launched hundreds of rockets toward Israeli settlements and cities.
On Aug. 14, Ghassan Alyan, coordinator of the Israeli government’s operations in the Palestinian territories, announced that the Israeli Defense Ministry decided to expand the scope of incentives and facilities provided to Gazans, including increasing the number of workers allowed in Israel to 20,000.
He said that the ministry is also looking into granting work permits to hundreds of Gazan women, and supporting the construction of new neighborhoods by Egypt.
