Israel authorises police to blockade Jerusalem suburbs

Israel's security cabinet has approved a series of new measures designed to combat spiralling Israeli-Palestinian violence after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to take "aggressive steps" to prevent further clashes.


"The security cabinet decided several measures to combat terrorism, notably authorising police to seal off or impose a curfew on parts of Jerusalem in case of friction or incitement to violence," the security cabinet said in a statement released early on Wednesday morning.

Other measures include deploying Israeli security forces throughout Jerusalem's public transport network, using military units to reinforce Israeli police force and "demolishing terrorists' homes" and revoking their permanent residency.

Violent clashes have increased in frequency since Israeli security forces began to crackdown on Palestinian worshippers at the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem last month.

Netanyahu said on Tuesday night that "anyone who raises his hand to harm us - will pay dearly. And we will not hesitate to use all means at our disposal to restore peace to the cities of Israel".

The security cabinet's new measures came after another day of violence on Tuesday.

A Palestinian was killed in clashes with Israeli security forces in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, the latest such incident in nearly two weeks of violence.

Tuesday's death of Moataz Zawahra, 28, from a Bethlehem refugee camp, takes to 30 the number of Palestinians killed, Palestinian sources said.

Earlier on Tuesday, three Israelis were killed in two attacks in Jerusalem, increasing the number of Israelis killed since the upsurge in violence that began at the start of the month, to seven.

"The feeling is becoming increasingly prevalent that no place is safe," Al Jazeera's Mike Hanna, reporting from West Jerusalem, said.

The spell of violence has been stirred by Palestinian anger over increasing Jewish visits to al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem...................http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/10/israel-authorises-police-blockade-jerusalem-suburbs-151014000001556.html
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