Israel Seals West Bank Border For Passover Holiday

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Israel Seals West Bank Border For Passover Holiday 2012-04-05T19:03:04-07:00

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JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli army has closed the West Bank border for the first two days of the Passover holiday, which begins Friday at sundown.

Under the ban, no Palestinians are allowed to cross into Israel except those needing medical care, the military said. The ban will be lifted on Saturday at midnight.

Israel routinely closes the West Bank during Jewish holidays when crowds in synagogues and other public places are most vulnerable to potential attacks by Palestinian militants.

A decade ago, 29 people were killed on Passover eve as they sat down to a traditional festive meal at a hotel in the Israeli resort of Netanya.

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