Israeli army to seal off West Bank as tensions rise

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The action was taken “for security reasons” including a risk of attacks, the spokesman said. The area was sealed off at midnight on Thursday. Israeli police have also said they would bar Muslim men under the age of 50 from prayers on Friday at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque compound, one of Islam’s holiest sites, fearing unrest. The moves come after violent clashes at the site, which is also holy to Jews, during last week’s Muslim prayers, and fresh tensions over Israeli plans to build 1,600 homes for Jewish settlers in mostly Arab east Jerusalem. WRH permalink

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