Israel freezes Palestinian entry permits after Tel Aviv shooting
- 8 years ago
Israel sent more troops to the West Bank Thursday and froze 83,000 entry permits for Palestinians after a Palestinian gunman killed four people yesterday at a Tel Aviv open market.
The Israeli army entered the village of Yatta, near Hebron, and declared the area a closed military zone following the rampage by two residents, who were cousins from the village.
Search teams raided West Bank workshops and other sites suspected as possible gun-making locations, police said.
The permits had been issued as a goodwill gesture to allow greater freedom of movement for Palestinians over the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, which started Monday.
The Israeli army entered the village of Yatta, near Hebron, and declared the area a closed military zone following the rampage by two residents, who were cousins from the village.
Search teams raided West Bank workshops and other sites suspected as possible gun-making locations, police said.
The permits had been issued as a goodwill gesture to allow greater freedom of movement for Palestinians over the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, which started Monday.