Israeli soldiers reopened the Erez crossing point in the Gaza Strip to Palestinians on Monday, after it was closed last week following the killing of an Israeli soldier during a clash with Palestinians.
The move allowed thousands of workers to return to their jobs in the Israeli-Palestinian Erez industry area, according to Israel Radio.
Over 200 factory owners in the industrial zone had pressured Israeli authorities to reopen the area as their production operations suffered.
Meanwhile, in the early hours of Monday morning, Israeli troops arrested nine Palestinians, during operations across the West Bank. According to Israeli reports, two of those arrested belong to the armed wing of Hamas, and three more, detained in a raid in Bethlehem, are Tanzim members. (Albawaba.com)
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