Israeli forces have lifted a closure on the Palestinian village of Nahalin, and imposed a partial closure on another Palestinian town, an IDF spokesperson says.
A still from footage showing a stabbing attack on a jogger near the West Bank settlement of Neve Daniel, south of Jerusalem, February 9, 2016. (screenshot: YouTube)
The army closed Nahalin last week after an assailant, who stabbed an Israeli jogger near the adjacent Israeli settlement of Neve Daniel, ran off in that direction Tuesday.
Israel has not said if any suspects were detained during the closure, which consisted of army checkpoints surrounding exits in and out of the village.
The IDF has begun imposing closures on Palestinian towns in response to attacks inside settlements, though they are usually lifted after a few days. Palestinians and others say the measure amounts to collective punishment.
A Palestinian demonstrator places a tire onto a fire during clashes with Israeli Border Police in the village of Araka, February 15, 2016. (AFP/Jaafar Ashtiyeh)
Also Monday, Israeli forces surrounded the Palestinian town of Araka in the northern West Bank, following clashes there Sunday that led to the deaths of two Palestinian teens who, the IDF said, were armed.
The army says access to Araka is still possible, but only through Route 897.
Vehicles entering and exiting will undergo an inspection, an IDF spokesperson says.
Riots also broke out in Araka on Monday.
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