Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper reported, Friday, December 15, 2023, quoting Israeli officials it described as “senior,” saying that China refuses to send any workers to Israel as the war continues in the Gaza Strip, and that this reflects Chinese alignment with Russia. Against Washington and Tel Aviv.

China's position on the aggression against Gaza

China and Russia took a position opposing the Israeli occupation state in its aggression against the Gaza Strip, and their leaders demanded in several statements a ceasefire.

On December 6, 2023, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Pei said that “the ceasefire and stopping the war are the top priorities” in Gaza, noting that “the major countries in particular must strive to calm tensions to prevent humanitarian disasters.” big".

He stressed that "any solution to the current crisis in Gaza cannot deviate from the two-state solution," explaining that Beijing believes that "the essence of the solution is respect for Palestine's right to establish a state and self-determination."

On November 20, 2023, China hosted a delegation from Arab and Islamic countries to discuss the situation in the Gaza Strip and press for a ceasefire.

During the meeting, the Chinese Foreign Minister warned of “an unfolding humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza,” stressing that what is happening affects all countries around the world, and urged the international community to act urgently and take effective measures to prevent the worsening of what he described as a tragedy.

Tel Aviv is making great international efforts to increase the number of foreign workers entering it, in light of the ongoing Israeli war with the Palestinian resistance in the Gaza Strip.

Since the beginning of Operation “Al-Aqsa Flood” on October 7, 2023, 10,000 foreign workers in a variety of industries have entered or returned to the Israeli occupation state, including 2,900 workers in the construction sector (yesterday another group of 200 workers arrived in Israel from Moldova ), and 1,200 agricultural workers.

Two additional groups from Malawi are scheduled to be sent to Africa this week to work in agriculture, and by the end of this month, another 4,500 agricultural workers from Sri Lanka are supposed to arrive in the Israeli occupation state.

At the same time, Tel Aviv is holding talks with the Thai government, to persuade it to allow thousands of its workers to join the agricultural sector in “Israel,” but Pankon is postponing the decision.

Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen received 200 new foreign workers from Malawi, most of whom are expected to work in southern Israel.

The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that among the countries that are already sending workers after signing agreements with them are Sri Lanka, which is expected to send 300 workers weekly, Malawi with 200 workers, 600 nursing workers from Moldova, and 800 trainees from a variety of countries with the help of the National Aid Agency. Israeli, especially to work in the fields of agriculture.

According to the Israeli newspaper, there are other countries that Tel Aviv is already contacting in order to bring in more workers: Uganda, Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, and Rwanda.

In recent weeks, the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, through its embassies around the world, has made contacts with 55 countries in order to encourage the bringing in of foreign workers and trainees to bring greater stability to the Israeli economy.

Foreign Minister Eli Cohen said that Tel Aviv is working on "the political front to maintain the strength of the Israeli economy, and in recent weeks, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has strengthened agreements and cooperation with many countries in order to allow the Israeli economy to continue moving forward, along with the war on Hamas."

Since the start of the aggression on Gaza, the Israeli economy has been facing a major crisis, represented by the collapse of the foreign labor project, on which large sectors of the Israeli occupation state depend.

Israeli data indicate that about 17,000 foreign workers have left the occupying state since Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, including 9,855 Thai workers in the agricultural sector, along with 4,331 workers in the construction sector and 2,997 in the nursing sector.