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Monday, September 16, 2019
From the Liveblog of
Monday, September 16, 2019
Israel to close Palestinian crossings for election day
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe Israeli military announces it will shutting down the crossings out of the West Bank and Gaza Strip to Palestinians on Tuesday for election day.
The closure is scheduled to begin at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday and end 24 hours later, the army says.
“During the closure, crossings will be permitted only on humanitarian, medical and other exceptional grounds, with permission from the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories,” the IDF says in a statement.
Such measures are common by the Israeli military for Jewish and national holidays.
— Judah Ari Gross
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