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Despite killings, violations, Gazans eager to work inside Israel

Gaza Strip workers embark on a perilous journey inside Israel as they are killed or assaulted by Israeli soldiers and settlers while traveling through Israeli checkpoints.

A picture taken from the Israeli side of the Tarkumiya checkpoint near Kiryat Gat shows Palestinian workers.
A picture taken from the Israeli side of the Tarkumiya checkpoint near the southern city of Kiryat Gat, shows Palestinian workers crossing into Israel to reach their jobs on Nov. 14, 2019, following the reopening of the checkpoint that was closed during the latest conflict between Israel and militants in the Gaza Strip. — HAZEM BADER/AFP via Getty Images

Gazans are being mistreated during their perilous journey inside Israel as they are shot at or assaulted by Israeli soldiers and settlers, leaving many dead while trying to cross into Israel via Israeli checkpoints in search of work.

Mahmoud Aram, a Palestinian citizen from the Gaza Strip, was killed by an Israeli soldier in May while trying to cross an Israeli checkpoint in the northern West Bank.

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