With three Jewish holidays ahead, Israel will be encircled off West Bank and the occupied Gaza Strip, on the occasion of the passage of nearly a month of Religious Celebrations military He said on Tuesday. Palestinians will not be allowed to leave the West Bank or the Gaza Strip to enter Israel during Judaism new yearRosh Hashana, later this month, as well as the Yom Kippur and Throne Day holidays in October.
“During the closure, only passage will be allowed,” he added in “Humanitarian, medical and exceptional cases,” said the army, which regularly imposes these measures during the holidays. against background of Tensions escalate after a series of deadly attacks since March.
Since then, the Israeli army has advanced up raids in The West Bank in particular in Regions of Nablus and Jenin, where Palestinian armed groups are located active.
Operations that, according to the army, aim to arrest people Suspect of Often interspersed with “terror” clashes with fighters or residents. dozens of Palestinians, including members of Armed groups killed.
A Palestinian was killed on Tuesday in Clashes in The city of Nablus in A rare operation by the Palestinian Authority security forces to arrest Individuals of Hamas which controls Gaza strip.
The secular Fatah movement led by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was at odds with Hamas since 2007, when he was group took control of Gaza after a semi-civil war. Since then, reconciliation efforts have begun failed.
