Israel to Close All Land Crossings with West Bank on Election Day
The army said the restrictions follow the killing of two Israeli soldiers and will block Palestinian workers from crossing until election day.
- On Sunday, Israel announced the closure of all West Bank land crossings and banned Palestinian workers from entering Judea, Samaria, and the Jordan Valley on Tuesday's Election Day.
- The security measures follow Friday's killing of two Israeli soldiers, an attack that challenged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's security-first reputation days before Tuesday's tight election race.
- Israeli forces operated in 40 areas over the weekend, displacing around 2,000 residents in Hebron and apprehending 40 suspects affiliated with Hamas and Islamic Jihad, according to the Israeli army.
- Right-Wing Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich ordered the immediate demolition of illegal structures, declaring that anyone who "messes with us" will pay a "painful price."
- While the Palestinian Authority called for international pressure to protect residents, local shopkeeper Higazi Shawer al-Tamimi described being evacuated with minimal notice, told his displacement would last "until further notice.
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Israel will close all land crossings between the country and the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, October 27, when parliamentary elections are held. The restrictions will be in place throughout the election day and will apply to Palestinian workers, industrial zones and all land crossings. “The political leadership has approved a ban on the entry and exit of Palestinian workers throughout the West Bank and the Jordan Valley, including industrial z…
Israel to close all land crossings with West Bank on election day
The Israeli Army said that, from Sunday (October 25), Palestinians would "not be permitted to enter Israeli communities in Judea and Samaria and the Jordan Valley for work", using terms many in Israel use to refer to the West Bank
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Border crossings between Israel and the West Bank will be closed on Tuesday, Israeli election day, after an exchange of gunfire on Friday.
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Israel will close all land border crossings into the occupied West Bank when the Israeli…
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The Frontier PostIsrael says closing all land crossings with West Bank on election day
JERUSALEM: Israel said Sunday it would close all land crossing with the West Bank on election day, after Palestinian gunmen killed two Israeli soldiers in the territory. “The political echelon approved a ban on the entry and exit of Palestinian workers throughout Judea and Samaria and the Jordan Valley, including industrial zones, as well as the closure of all land crossings throughout Election Day (Tuesday), October 27, 2026,” the Israel Defens…
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