Citing safety concerns ahead of he Jewish new year, Israel sealed off the West Bank and Gaza Strip borders. Amid preparations for the new year celebrations, Israel also approved plans for the construction of another 98 homes for settlers in the occupied West Bank RT reports: The border closure took effect on Sunday at 12:01am. Only in the cases of medical and “humanitarian” emergencies will people be allowed to cross the borders, with the prior approval of the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said. The Rosh Hashanah holiday begins Sunday at sundown and ends Tuesday night. The restrictions will be lifted on Tuesday at 11:59 p.m., or depending on a “situational assessment.” As Israelis are focused on preparations for celebrations, the Peace Now advocacy group revealed on Saturday that Israel has approved nearly 100 more homes as part of an illegal settlement construction. According to the NGO, construction in the West Bank Shiloh settlement was given the green light in order to relocate Jewish settlers of the Amona outpost whose houses will be demolished by December by a court-order. Two years ago Israel’s Supreme Court ruled that the outpost in Amona had [...]
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