Israel to Close West Bank, Gaza Crossings for October 7 Remembrance Ceremonies, COGAT Says
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Israel to close West Bank, Gaza crossings for October 7 remembrance ceremonies, COGAT says
During the closure, passage through crossings in the West Bank will be permitted only in humanitarian, medical, and other exceptional cases, subject to COGAT approval.
The "general" closure of both Palestinian territories was decided "after an assessment of the security situation and in view of the upcoming celebrations" of the massacre perpetrated by Gaza militants on Israeli territory three years ago.
In a new step reflecting the policy of tightening and suffocating imposed by the Israeli occupation authorities on the Palestinians, the occupying Government is stepping up its grip on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip by imposing a comprehensive closure and tightening restrictions on the movement of Palestinians, in conjunction with the anniversary of the Battle of the Al-Aqsa Flood on 7 October, at a time when incursions, arrests and settler at…
Israel: The Minister of Defence, Israel Katz, accepted the IDF recommendation and ordered the complete closure of the Arab towns of Judea and Samaria and the Gaza Strip from 5 to 7 October inclusive.
Ramallah: On Sunday, the Israeli authorities decided to impose a closure on the West Bank and the closure of the crossings leading to the Gaza Strip on the next Monday and Wednesday in conjunction with the commemoration of the third anniversary of the attacks of 7 October 2023. In a statement, Israeli Minister of Security, Sirael Katz, said that he had endorsed the army ' s recommendation to impose the closure on 5 and 7th of this month in …
Israel has decided to close border crossings in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip from October 5-7, citing commemorative events marking the anniversary of the October 7, 2023 events. The decision was reportedly made following a security assessment and on the recommendation of the Israeli military.
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