March 9, 2009
Media Outlet:
The Associated Press
Date:
March 9, 2009 The Israeli military has imposed a three-day closure on the West Bank, banning Palestinians from entering Israel during a Jewish festival.
The military says the closure began early Monday and will last through the Purim holiday, ending at midnight Wednesday.
The military says exceptions will be made for Palestinians needing urgent medical care and in other humanitarian cases.
Israel's military considers Jewish festivals likely times for Palestinian attacks and regularly imposes such closures.
In the past there have been several deadly bombings targeting Israelis on the Purim festival. In 1994, a Jewish settler killed 29 Palestinians in a Hebron mosque during the holiday.
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