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| Israel to prevent Palestinian entry for 11 days due to Sukkot |
| 2017-10-04 |
| [IsraelTimes] In a rare move, Israel announces it will be closing off the West Bank and Gazoo Strip for 11 days for the Sukkot festival and the following Shabbat, beginning at 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday. Closures for Jewish and Israeli holidays are a routine procedure. However, man does not live by words alone, despite the fact that sometimes he has to eat them... in the past, Israel has shut down the crossings surrounding the West Bank and Gazoo only for the start and end of week-long festivals like Sukkot, rather than for the entire holiday. The closure was approved by Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman earlier this week, but its implementation was still dependent upon a final situational assessment. |
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