Israel authorises 3,000 additional entry permits for Gaza workers

Expanded quota brings total of recently announced permits to 10,000; Gaza official said the move is an effort to ease tensions in the Strip and a response to Egypt's request

Israel authorises 3,000 additional entry permits for Gaza workers (Times of Israel)
Expanded quota brings total of recently announced permits to 10,000; Israel’s liaison to Palestinians says measure dependent on preservation of long-term stability

Israel increases entry permit quota for Palestinians to 10,000 (Haaretz)
A Gaza official said the new policy, which takes effect on Thursday, is seen as an effort by Israel to ease tensions in the Hamas-ruled coastal enclave and a response to Egypt's request for such concessions

For first time in decade, Israel allows PA to register Palestinians in West Bank (Ynet)
Gantz approves the move as part of his effort to promote economic development of the West Bank; of the 4,000 Palestinians set to be registered with PA's population authority, 2,800 are residents of the Gaza Strip

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Photo: Palestinian men gather to apply for work permits in Israel, at Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip, on October 6 (Mahmud Hams/AFP)