The Israeli authorities announced, on Tuesday, that a security closure would be imposed on the occupied West Bank and besieged Gaza Strip for a period of four days for the Jewish holiday of Purim.
The four-day closure will start midnight Tuesday and will end at midnight on Saturday.
Israel has announced that it impose a closure on the occupied Palestinian territory of the West Bank for four days during Purim. https://t.co/wkb96Wk21V pic.twitter.com/Ya9Vs5ERDJ
— US Campaign for Palestinian Rights (@USCPR_) March 19, 2019
Only humanitarian and medical cases will be granted permission to cross through the borders into Israel, only after obtaining entry approval from the Israeli side.
Severe restrictions on movement for Palestinians are typically implemented by Israeli authorities during Jewish holidays for alleged security purposes, accompanied by increased tensions around the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem.
Israel announced today a "security closure" for #gaza and the West Bank for 4 days during the Jewish holiday of Purim. That means no #Palestinians can go in or out during that time. Why must we be locked in so Israelis can ignore us? pic.twitter.com/fu2hYzc9k6
— We Are Not Numbers #Gaza (@WeAreNotNumbers) March 19, 2019
Debilitating poverty and lack of employment drive many workers in the occupied West Bank to enter Israel in search of work. Israel’s imposition of closures on the Palestinian territory has severely affected the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians who depend on entering Israel, or its illegal settlements, for employment opportunities.
Meanwhile, the majority of the more than 2 million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are sealed inside the coastal enclave due to a decade long military blockade imposed by Israel and upheld by Egypt on the southern border.
(Ma’an, PC, Social Media)
