That country’s policies have left more than half a million people jobless since then, Shaher Saad, Secretary General of the Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions, criticized in a statement.

Saad noted that unemployment rates have risen to unprecedented levels of over 50 percent in the West Bank and 84 percent in the Gaza Strip.

The union leader condemned the systematic siege, the continuous road closures, and the daily raids to which Palestinian workers are subjected in the West Bank.

He also criticized the destruction of local productive sectors, especially agriculture, construction, and services, due to the 27-month military siege.

Saad underscored that such actions are a crime and violate people’s natural right to work and a dignified life.

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