NABLUS (Palestine Foundation Information Center) The number of Palestinian workers who have been martyred in the West Bank since the start of the Israeli genocidal war against the Palestinian people, on October 7, 2023, has surged to 55 martyrs, according to The General Federation of Palestinian Workers’ Unions.
The Federation added in a statement that the number includes at least 10 martyrs killed near the apartheid separation wall.
It explained that Israeli occupation forces (IOF) target Palestinian workers who have no choice but to work inside 1948 occupied Palestine, and have to cross openings in the separation wall, the latest case of which took place on Tuesday, when two workers were killed in Qalqilya while trying to reach their workplace in 1948 occupied Palestine.
In its statement, the Federation called on international trade union federations to open a probe into the crimes committed against Palestinian workers, especially the systematic killing at checkpoints or openings in the separation wall and even inside 1948 occupied Palestine.
Local sources reported earlier that the IOF executed in cold blood the two young men, Diaa Salmi and Muhammad Ashqar, from the city of Qalqilya, while they were heading to their workplace in 1948 occupied Palestine.
