An-Najah News - Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh yesterday called on all Palestinian workers working in Israel to return home and quarantine themselves for 14 days upon their return home, In light of Israel’s mistreatment and abuse of them and the rise in the number of Israelis infected with coronavirus,

Shtayyeh said in a statement that the workers should return to their homes for their own safety and in anticipation of severe restriction on movement in Israel in order to contain the deadly disease.

He added that the workers who show any sign of corona symptoms, should report to the nearest health center to their place of residence and abide by the instructions of the local authorities.

The call by the prime minister also came as Israel continued to deport workers who showed signs of illness and often just abandon them at West Bank checkpoints.

Israel had said that it would allow thousands of Palestinian workers, mainly in construction, to remain in Israel for at least two months in order to keep the work going.

However, workers have been complaining of bad living conditions and mistreatment by their employers which prompted the Palestinian Authority (PA) to call on them to return home . The PA had previously said it would not allow any of the workers to return to the West Bank after they moved to work and stay in Israel.