Fear of holiday attacks: General closure
imposed on Judea and Samaria, Gaza crossings closed
A general closure will be imposed on Judea and Samaria during the Rosh Hashanah holiday, the IDF Spokesperson announced Thursday evening. In accordance with the assessment of the security situation and instructions from the political echelon, the crossings in the Gaza Strip will also remain closed during the holiday.The closure will begin tonight at midnight (between Thursday and Friday). The opening of the crossings and the lifting of the closure are expected to take place on Sunday at 23:59, subject to an assessment of the situation.
Fear of holiday attacks: General closure
It was also reported that the imposition of the closure on Chol Hamoed and the other High Holidays will be determined later and in accordance with the assessment of the situation.The IDF Spokesperson stressed in his announcement that during the closure passage would be permitted only in humanitarian, medical and exceptional cases, subject to the approval of the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories.
The human rights organization Yesh Din said in response to the closure decision that “just as collective punishment of the settlers is unfounded, so too should there be collective punishment of Palestinians, which in this case means stopping the daily routine of millions of people.Yesterday, the police announced that preparations had been completed in Jerusalem for the mass events that will take place in the near future.
in conclusion Fear of holiday attacks: General closure
As part of the preparations, it was decided that thousands of police officers would be deployed in crowded places and holy sites. In addition, for the first time, an armed man will be stationed in every synagogue in the city at a predetermined location and after being briefed accordingly.The defense establishment decided to impose a closure because the average number of warnings of attacks is 200 a day, along with two or three thwarted attacks every day.
About a week ago we published that the heads of the Shin Bet and the IDF had warned the government: “There will be attempts to harm us under the cover of the holidays.
