Israel to close occupied West Bank crossings as Hebron lockdown continues

Israel has said it will close all land crossings with the occupied West Bank on the day of its general election next week. The Israeli army said in a statement early on Sunday that it would bar Palestinian workers from entering most areas of the West Bank from Sunday through Monday, and a full closure of crossings into and out of the territory will be enforced on Tuesday, the day of the Israeli vote. The announcement comes a day after Israeli army imposed a lockdown in Hebron and displaced thousands of Palestinians from their homes. It has conducted hundreds of raids since Friday’s attack by two Palestinian gunmen on an Israeli army reserve base, which killed two Israeli soldiers. The two Palestinians were also killed.