[IsraelTimes] Work permits for residents of Kafr Dan, hometown of Paleostinian button men, remain frozen after shooting that killed senior IDF officer Bar Falah
Israeli authorities were set Sunday to reopen two checkpoints between Israel and the northern West Bank, which were closed last week after two Paleostinian button men shot up troops along the security barrier, killing a senior officer.
Israel’s military liaison to the Paleostinians, widely known by its acronym COGAT, announced Saturday that the Jalamah and Salem checkpoints would reopen Sunday, following an assessment held by Defense Minister Benny Gantz.
Following Wednesday’s deadly shooting, Gantz also ordered to freeze the entry permits to Israel for residents of Kafr Dan, the hometown of the two button men, until further notice.
The restrictions on the entry permits were to remain in place, COGAT said Saturday.
Early Wednesday, Ahmed Abed and Abdul Rahman Abed, from the village near Jenin, were killed in a shootout with Israeli troops who sought to arrest them, after they approached the West Bank security barrier.
Maj. Bar Falah, 30, the deputy commander of the elite Nahal reconnaissance unit, was killed when the button men opened fire. 
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