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| Israel On High Alert As Yom Kippur, Eid Coincide |
| 2014-10-04 |
| [Ynet] From north to south, Israeli security forces have taken lengthy measures to make sure bothJewish and Moslem holidays pass without violence; weeks of dialogue between Jews and Moslems, massive deployment to sensitive areas, hospitals and rescue personnel stand ready. A general curfew was to be imposed on the West Bank at midnight Friday, to be lifted 24 hours later, after Yom Kippur - the holiest day of the Jewish calendar which this year coincides with the Moslem festival of Eid al-Adha. The move is accordance with a decision by Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon and the assessment of the IDF. During the curfew, the passage into Israel is allowed only for unusual medical and humanitarian cases, subject to approval of the Civil Administration in the Paleostinian territories. In the other zones and border areas, the security level of preparedness was raised. |
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