After weeks of tensions between Israel and Palestine, Israel has decided to reopen the main crossing with the Gaza Strip. As tensions ease between the two states, Israel will now be allowing thousands of Palestinian workers to enter the country and West Bank for the first time in nearly two weeks.

Israel has reopened the main crossing with the Gaza Strip, allowing thousands of Palestinian laborers to enter the country for the first time since it was sealed earlier this month.

According to local economists, the closure denied more than 18,000 Palestinians from being able to earn a living and deprived Gaza's economy of around US$2 million a day.

The crossing reopened on Thursday, after weeks of violent protests along Gaza's frontier with Israel where demonstrators have thrown explosives and rocks and launched incendiary balloons that sparked fires.

The opening of the crossing is a sign of de-escalation after two weeks of violent protests along Gaza’s frontier with Israel.

Israel on Thursday allowed thousands of Palestinian workers to cross from Gaza for the first time in two weeks through the Erez crossing, following violent protests that rocked the blockaded enclave.- Years-long blockade - The Gaza Strip,