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Monday, August 12, 2024
IDF extends closed military zone around Gaza Strip as settler activists plan to hold Tisha B’av prayers along the border
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The IDF says it is adjusting its closed military zone in the Gaza border area, following a new assessment.
The move comes as settler activists plan to reach the Gaza border tonight to hold Tisha B’Av prayers.
According to the latest order signed by Maj. Gen. Yaron Finkelman, the chief of the IDF Southern Command, several areas on the Gaza border will be added to the closed military zone and entering them will be prohibited without prior coordination with the army.
The new closed zones include fields between the Erez crossing, Yad Mordechai, Shaar HaNegev junction area and Nahal Oz; fields between the access road to the cemetery in Netivot and Route 234, and from there to the Gaza security barrier; and areas between the Re’im and Urim junctions, and from there to the security barrier.
