Israel to close West Bank crossings on election day

Israel said it will close all land crossings with the West Bank on October 27, election day, and bar Palestinian workers from entering Israeli communities in the West Bank and Jordan Valley, as it announced tougher security measures following the killing of two Israeli soldiers. The Israeli Army said the worker restrictions took effect October 25. It said Palestinians would be barred from entering Israeli communities for work and that movement by Palestinian workers into and out of the West Bank and Jordan Valley, including industrial zones, would be prohibited. The Army said all land crossings would close on election day, Tuesday, October 27. The measures followed a shooting at a checkpoint near a Palestinian city on Friday, October 23. Two Israeli soldiers were killed and three others wounded. Hamas, which did not claim responsibility, praised the attack, according to the report. Israeli forces entered Hebron on October 24 and displaced around 2,000 residents, according to the report. The military said its forces operated in 40 areas across the West Bank on October 23 and 24 and apprehended approximately 40 suspects, including people it described as affiliated with Hamas and...