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| Army announces 9-day closure of West Bank, Gaza for Passover holiday | |
| 2019-04-19 | |
[IsraelTimes] Checkpoints, crossings to remain shuttered from Friday morning until next Saturday, except for humanitarian and other special cases.
Israeli citizens will still be permitted to move between the West Bank and Israel. Closures for Jewish and Israeli holidays are a routine procedure, intended both to prevent terror attack attempts in Israel during the holiday period and to allow Israeli security officials, who operate the crossings, to celebrate the festival. | |
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