imposed the occupation army at midnight, a comprehensive closure on the Palestinian territories under the pretext of continuing Jewish holidays, and the revival of "Yom Kippur".
According to the Yedioth Ahronoth website, the imposition of the security cordon began at midnight, closing all crossings with the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. Public transport services will be phased out and traffic at Ben Gurion Airport will stop at noon.
He also declared a state of alert among MDA staff to provide any ambulance to Israelis who are injured during their "fasting" or subjected to any accidental events as it happens every year.
The Israeli police announced that they had completed their preparations to secure the settlers´ access to the Western Wall, and that they had deployed large forces in the Old City of Jerusalem, as well as set up checkpoints to prevent the entry of any cars from East Jerusalem to the west.
