JENIN, Thursday, October 17, 2019 (WAFA) – Two Palestinian workers were Thursday morning injured by Israeli gunfire near the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, as they were attempting to enter Israel for work, according to the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS).

PRCS Director Mahmoud al-Saadi said that Israeli soldiers shot Mohammad Nawasra, 24, from Fahma, and Omar Obaid, 23, from Arraba, both in their lower extremities, before taking them to the Barta’a military checkpoint for interrogation.

After being interrogated, Nawasra and Obaid were handed over to the PRCS crew.

Seven Palestinians were injured during the last couple of weeks after they were shot by Israeli soldiers as they were trying to enter Israel through the gates of the Israel’s wall.

Hundreds of Palestinians work in Israel without a permit and often police chase them and detain them before sending them back to the occupied West Bank where work is more scarce than in Israel and pay is much less.

Large number of Palestinians, especially construction workers, pass the checkpoint every day, facing extreme overcrowding and often waiting for hours in line due inspection procedures as every person must pass through metal turnstiles one-at-a-time.

Israeli severely restricts Palestinians’ freedom of movement through a complex combination of approximately 100 fixed checkpoints, flying checkpoints, settler-only roads and various other physical obstructions.

K.T./ K.F.