Israel announces West Bank work restrictions and election-day crossing closures
The Israeli military has announced restrictions on Palestinian workers ahead of Tuesday’s election, when land crossings between the West Bank and Israel are also due to close to Palestinians.
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On Sunday 25 and Monday 26 October, Palestinian workers will be barred from entering Israeli settlements in the West Bank and Jordan Valley for work, the Israeli military said. Industrial zones and a limited number of other approved areas are exempt during those two days.
Israel’s political leadership has approved wider restrictions for Tuesday 27 October, according to the military. Palestinian workers will also be barred from settlements and industrial zones, and all land crossings between the West Bank and Israel are due to close to Palestinians for the whole of election day.
The Times of Israel cited data from last year showing that about 9,000 Palestinians had permits to work in settlements or nearby industrial zones. That is not a count of workers affected this week. The announced measures concern access to work and crossings; they do not constitute a blanket ban on travel within the West Bank.
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