Migrant workers

Sudanese migrant worker crosses into Israel via Jordan, detained by security forces

The IDF investigation into the incident found that the individual was a Sudanese citizen who worked in Israel in the past, but was deported from the country.

 Arrest of the migrant worker near Kibbutz Shaar Hagolan on Saturday, May 17, 2025.
 Map of events showing the October 7 battle at the Alumim kibbutz.

Alumim Oct. 7 probe: 17 Thai, Nepalese workers killed because no plan to protect them

 THE POPULATION and Immigration Authority office in Jerusalem yesterday.

Ten Indian foreign workers rescued from Palestinian village

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Hamas is about pure bloodshed, not resisting oppression - editorial

After Hamas terrorists conducted the October 7 massacre, their victims were not just Israelis. While the world focused on Israeli suffering, the suffering of foreign workers has been all but ignored.

 The parents of a 26-year-old Thai man kidnapped by Hamas hold up his photo.

Thailand names four Thai nationals killed by Hezbollah rocket fire

A series of launches that had allegedly fallen into "open areas" had actually fallen into agricultural sites in the region.

 Thai workers in Otef. "The Thais call and want to return, but no one here handles the procedure"

Israel creates plan to bring in more foreign workers in place of Palestinians

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich asked Interior Minister Moshe Arbel to update regulations regarding methods of paying foreign workers in the construction industry.

 Bezalel Smotrich.

Thailand to send farm workers to Israel for first time since Hamas attacks

39 Thais were killed and another 32 were taken hostage, according to the Thai government on October 7

 Thai foreing workers work in the agricultural field in Hefer Valley, April 9, 2023.

Residential building blaze in Kuwait kills 49 workers

The death toll from a fire that broke out in a residential building south of Kuwait City has risen to 49. The building housed foreign workers, a common practice in Kuwait and other Gulf states.

A Kuwaiti police officer is seen in front of a burnt building following a deadly fire, in Mangaf, southern Kuwait, June 12, 2024

Influx of foreign construction workers begins

Dozens of foreign workers from India’s construction industry arrived in Israel this week as part of agreements signed by various construction manpower organizations.

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Kibbutz sends message of support to Thai victims of October 7

In the letter, thanks and appreciation are expressed to the dedicated Thai workers who worked in agriculture at kibbutz Nir Oz. 

 The clothes of Thai workers, many of who were killed or kidnapped, hang outside a destroyed home, following the deadly Oct. 7 attack by Hamas terrorists from the Gaza Strip, in Kibbutz Kissufim, southern Israel November 1, 2023.

Israel's indecisiveness on Palestinian workers shows shifting dynamics - analysis

What has remained unchanged? First, a tendency to put off tough decisions; an inclination to kick the can down the road.

 Palestinian workers in Israel

Thai Muslim group, Hamas secure release of hostages in talks

The group believes they are the sole reason for the release of Thai nationals held captive in Gaza.

 Thai workers taken hostage by Hamas and later released as part of a deal between Israel and Palestinian terrorist group Hamas, pose with a member of Thai mission after a medical checkup, in Tel Aviv, Israel, in this handout image released on November 25, 2023.

How war with Hamas has impacted Israel's foreign workers

Here are some of the war stories of Israel’s dedicated foreign workers.

 AN EVACUEE and his caregiver on their way to Yad Sarah’s hotel.

Court strikes rule retaining welfare funds for overstayed foreign workers

The High Court of Justice decided that withholding social deductions from foreign workers was a violation of their rights, and face the Knesset six months to develop alternative regulation.

African migrants take part in a protest against Israel's detention policy toward them