Israel Suspends Jewish Visits To Kever Yosef In Shechem

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i24 News – Israeli security forces decided to suspend visits by Jews to Kever Yosef in the Palestinian city of Shechem indefinitely due to the worsening security situation in the West Bank.

kever Yosef is located in Area A of the West Bank, officially under complete control of the West Bank’s Palestinian Authority (PA), although the Israeli army conducts operations there. Israeli security services prohibit Israeli citizens from entering Area A without prior permission.

Israelis’ visits to Kever Yosef almost always trigger violent clashes with Palestinians.

The Israeli military is more broadly seeking to limit its activity in the northern West Bank city in order to allow PA security forces greater autonomy to operate there. However, a senior military official said Israeli forces would continue to enter all Palestinian towns to carry out operations there as needed.

In recent months, Shechem and Jenin have been particular hotbeds of violence between the Israeli army and armed Palestinians. These two cities in the northern West Bank are the scene of almost daily Israeli raids aimed at arresting suspected terrorists.

Over 2,000 Palestinians were arrested in the counterterrorism operation known as “Breakwave,” which was sparked after a wave of terrorist attacks killed 19 people inside Israel and the West Bank.


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