As Israeli Jews prepared to mark the Biblical Holy Day of Yom Kippur starting on Tuesday evening, security forces announced that they had rounded up additional suspects in the rioting which has disrupted several neighborhoods in Jerusalem over recent days. Police said that video footage of the riots was being reviewed and they expect to make several more arrests in the days ahead based on the evidence. Meanwhile, thousands of extra security personnel have been deployed in and around Jerusalem and the IDF is preparing to seal off the West Bank and Gaza Strip from Tuesday at noon until one minute before midnight on Wednesday. “The lifting of the closure will occur in two days…in accordance with a situation evaluation,” the IDF added. Read More
